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HSS 04, 046 (P110319)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

SM 1899.02.347

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain for sheep and cattle)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

41.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 1(asz) nig2-kal-la
3. 3(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
4. sze-bi 1(asz) lu2-iri-mu
5. 3(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 1(asz) an-ne2
7. 3(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. sze-bi 1(asz) {d}nanna-si-sa2
reverse
1. 5(u) sila4 diri 1(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 5(ban2)
3. 8(disz) gu4 8(disz) sila3
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3
5. 5(disz) amar 3(disz) sila3
6. 7(disz) szeg9-bar 2(disz) sila3
1 line blank
7. u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
8. iti amar-a-a-si

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 41.0 high × 29.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: complete
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: grain for sheep and cattle)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 46

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1899.02.347
Accession No.: 01725

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.10.29
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-12-05 at 16:43:29	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:31:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:13:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:43	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (004216) (004216)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 046 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110319.

HSS 04, 046 artifact entry (No. P110319). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110319

HSS 04, 046 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110319 (Accessed: January 4, 2026).

@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110319},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110319
LB  - CDLI:P110319
M1  - 2026/1/4/
TI  - HSS 04, 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110319
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 046 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110319.

HSS 04, 046 artifact entry (No. P110319). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110319

HSS 04, 046 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110319 (Accessed: January 4, 2026).

@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-04]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110319},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110319
LB  - CDLI:P110319
M1  - 2026/1/4/
TI  - HSS 04, 046 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110319
ER  -