HSS 04, 034 (P110307)

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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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.032

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: aqccount of sheep for shearing in lulubuna)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

100.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 29.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 1(disz) u8
2. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
3. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) kir11
4. 5(u) 1(disz) sila4-nita2
5. sza3-ba 4(disz) udu ugu2
6. 1(disz) udu szu sag-ga2
7. ur-{d}su4-an-na gab2-us2
8. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da na-gada 2(gesz'u) 1(gesz2)
9. 5(gesz2) u8
10. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
11. sza3-ba 3(disz) udu ugu2
12. ug3-IL2 gab2-us2
13. 1(gesz'u) kir11 1(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
14. amar-ka5-a na-gada 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz)
15. 4(u) 4(disz) u8
16. 5(u) 8(disz)# udu-nita2
column 2
1. 1(u) 1(disz) kir11 sila4-nita2
2. ur-{d}lamma na-gada 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz)
3. 1(u) 8(disz) u8 8(disz) udu-nita2
4. 4(disz) kir11
5. en-u2-szim-ma na-gada 3(u)
6. 4(u) 6(disz) u8 5(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
7. 1(u) 1(disz) kir11 1(u) sila4-nita2
  blank space
8. nam-ha-ni na-gada 1(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz)
9. 1(gesz2) u8 4(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
10. 1(u) 8(disz) kir11 1(u) 1(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
11. a-kal-la na-gada 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)
12. 2(u) u8 1(u) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
13. 5(disz) kir11
14. 5(disz) sila4-nita2
15. mu-su na-gada 4(u) 2(disz)
  blank space
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 2(u) 7(disz) udu hi-a
2. sza3-ba 7(disz) udu ugu2
3. 1(disz) udu szu sag-ga2
  blank space
4. udu e2-gal
5. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) u8 3(gesz2) 3(u) udu-nita2
6. 3(u) 3(disz) kir11
7. 3(u) sila4-nita2
8. sza3-ba 1(disz) udu ugu2
9. 1(disz) udu szu sag-ga2
10. ur-{d}szakkan2-tur na-gada
11. lu2-{d}da-mu na-gada 7(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz)
12. 2(u) 3(disz) u8 1(u) udu-nita2
13. 5(disz) kir11 5(disz) udu-nita2
  blank space
14. ur-mes na-gada 4(u) 3(disz)
15. 8(gesz2) 7(disz) udu hi-a
16. udu ur-{d}isztaran
column 2
1. 3(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz)
2. udu ba-ur4 u4 4(disz)-kam
3. sza3 lu-lu-bu-na{ki}
4. ugula du11-ga-zi-da
5. mu# {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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 × 70.0 wide × 29.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description: complete; 2 columns per side
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 34

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.032
  • Accession No.: 01410

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.04
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:27 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
2006-10-12 at 12:18:43 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, 034 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110307.
HSS 04, 034 artifact entry (No. P110307). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110307
HSS 04, 034 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110307 (Accessed: June 17, 2025).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 034 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110307},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110307},
}

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