HSS 04, 023 (P110296)

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

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

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.016

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: balanced account)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 67.0 mm × 31.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 nig2-e3-a
3. 1(gesz2) 5(u) la2-ia3? sze ma2-a si-ga
4. 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(disz) sila3 gur
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
6. 1(u) 3(barig) la2 1(disz) sila3 sze x [x]
7. szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 6(asz) 3(ban2) gur
10. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze szesz igi-zu-bar-ra
11. 2(u) 2(asz) gur
12. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu lu2-du10-ga
  blank space
13. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
14. 3(barig) gur
column 2
1. a-ab-ba szu ba-ti
2. ugu2-a ba-a!-gar
3. 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
4. 7(asz) 3(barig) gur
5. sze erin2-e szu ti-a
6. 4(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2)
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 4(gesz2) 5(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3
9. sza3-bi-ta
10. la2-ia3 5(asz) gur
11. a#-ab-ba-mu dumu x x x
12. la2-ia3 4(u) 6(asz) gur
13. ur-{d}nansze ka-guru7
14. ba-zi en3-bi tar-re-dam
15. 8(asz) 1(barig) gur
reverse
column 1
1. sze szuku ensi2
2. kiszib3 szesz-kal-la
3. 2(asz) 2(barig) nig2-u2-rum sza13-dub-ba <<ba>> ba-gara2
4. 8(asz) nam-zi-tar-ra dumu al-la-mu
5. 1(u) kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar}
6. 3(asz) 3(barig) lu2-ba-gesz i3-dub da-ki szu-ku6
7. 3(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ba-a-a
8. 4(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) ba-zi {gesz}tir-ba-bil2-la
9. 1(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) nig2-u2-rum ki-tusz-lu2
10. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(ban2) du10-ga sa12-du5
11. 1(u) 8(asz) lu2-nigin6{ki} ur-{d}nansze
12. 3(asz) 3(barig) gur
13. lu2-e2-a e2-kas4
column 2
1. 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
2. lu2-iri-sag dumu ad-da-mu
3. 5(asz) 1(barig) i3-kal-la dumu ur-{d}lamma
4. 7(asz) 3(barig) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 ugula szu-ku6
5. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur#
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. la2-ia3 3(u) 3(barig) 8(disz)? sila3 gur
  blank space
8. nig2-ka9-ak si-i3-tum
9. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal-sa6-ga
10. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} mu us2-sa-a-bi

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 100.0 high × 67.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete; 2 columns per side
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 23

    [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.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 38 n. 129

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.016
  • Accession No.: 01394

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.00.00, Šulgi.48.00.00 (us2-us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:59 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:57:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:43:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:03:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 04, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110296.
HSS 04, 023 artifact entry (No. P110296). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110296
HSS 04, 023 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110296 (Accessed: June 13, 2025).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110296},
}


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