HSS 04, 050 (P110323)

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 1899.02.008

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of rations for workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

111.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) gu2 tug2 szar3
2. 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
3. 2(asz) gu2 tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
4. a-hu-um-dingir in-sa6
5. 1(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na tug2 szar3
6. 1(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
7. 1(asz) gu2 tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
8. lugal-iri-da in-sa6
9. 3(u) ma-na tug2 szar3
10. 1(asz) gu2 tug2 us2 szar3
11. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 in-sa6
12. 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3
13. 1(asz) gu2 2(u) 3(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
14. tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
15. inim-{d}ba-ba6 in-sa6
16. 2(asz) gu2# tug2 szar3
17. 1(asz) gu2# 3(u) 4(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
reverse
1. 4(asz) gu2# tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. a-li2#-dingir-szu in-sa6
  blank space
3. szunigin 6(asz) gu2 5(u) 2(disz) ma-na tug2 szar3
4. szunigin 6(asz) gu2 2(u) 5(disz) ma-na tug2 us2 szar3
5. szunigin 8(asz) gu2 tug2 3(disz)-kam us2
  blank space
6. in-sa6# nu-banda3-ne
7. u4 6(disz)-kam sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
8. mu en-unu6-gal {d#}inanna# unu#{ki#} ba-hun
  uncertain

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): 111.0 high × 54.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 50

    [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 1899.02.008
  • Accession No.: 01386

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.00.06
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 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 14:13:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:03:56 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, 050 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110323.
HSS 04, 050 artifact entry (No. P110323). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110323
HSS 04, 050 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110323 (Accessed: June 6, 2025).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 050 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110323},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110323},
}


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