HSS 04, 016 (P110289)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.021

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: record of additional persons assigned(?) to temple of nindara)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

97.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 25.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ur-e2-ku3-ga dumu ki-sza-ra-ab-ba-ar nig2-ka9-ta
2. 1(disz) a-kal-la dumu ur-sa6-ga
3. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir dumu ARAD2
4. 1(disz) lugal-inim-gi-na dumu lugal-dalla
5. dumu diri-ta
  blank space
6. erin2-ta
7. 1(disz) lugal-ki-gal-la aga3-us2
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}su4-an-na dumu szu-{d}iszkur
9. 1(disz) ur-e2-an-na si-NI
  blank space
10. im-e tak4-a-ta
11. 1(disz) ur-lugal dumu da-da dumu diri-ta
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-uru11{ki}
13. sa-du8 nu-banda3-gu4-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) lu2-sa6-ga dumu lugal-dub-la2
2. sa-du8 sa12-du5-ta
3. 1(disz) ARAD2 dumu i3-li2
4. sa-du8 nu-banda3-gu4-ta
5. 1(disz) lu2-sa6-i3-zu ad-kup4-ta
6. 1(disz) lu2-e2-sukud-ra2 sa-du8 gaszam-ta
7. 1(disz) ad-da dumu du10-ga ab-ba-iri-ta
8. 1(disz) lu2-e2-gibil4-le-ka im-e tak4-a-ta
  blank space
9. sag-apin-ta
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
11. dah-ha libir!(U3)-am3
12. e2 {d}nin-dar-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: record of additional persons assigned(?) to temple of nindara)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110289

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 97.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 25.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; long single col. format

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1899.02.021
Accession Number 01399

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004186

References

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 16

    [Hussey1915HSS4] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part II: From the Time of the Dynasty of Ur. Harvard Semitic Series 4. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:42 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110289.
HSS 04, 016 artifact entry (No. P110289). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110289
HSS 04, 016 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110289 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110289},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110289
LB  - CDLI:P110289
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - HSS 04, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110289
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 016 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110289.
HSS 04, 016 artifact entry (No. P110289). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110289
HSS 04, 016 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110289 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110289},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110289},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110289
LB  - CDLI:P110289
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - HSS 04, 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110289
ER  -
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