HSS 04, 052 (P110325)

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 1899.02.010

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 expenditure of animal skins)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

104.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) kusz gu4 1(disz) kusz udu
2. {gesz}gigir {d}nin-gir2-su
3. 2(disz) kusz gu4 3(u) kusz udu
4. {gesz}gigir {d}ba-ba6
5. 2(disz) kusz gu4 ub5-ku3 {d}ba-ba6 min-a-bi
6. 1(disz) kusz gu4 ub5-ku3 {d}nansze
7. 1(disz) kusz gu4 ub5-ku3 {d}nin-dar-a
8. 1(disz) kusz gu4 ub5-ku3 {d}dumu-zi
9. 1(disz) kusz gu4 ub5-ku3 {d}nin-mar{ki}
10. 1(disz) kusz gu4 ub5-ku3 {d}inanna
11. 1(disz) kusz gu4 sa zabar {d}gu3-de2-a
12. 1(disz) kusz gu4 sa zabar {d}szul-gi
13. 2(disz) kusz gu4 1(disz) kusz udu
14. {gesz}gu-za {gesz}gigir ki-a-nag ensi2-ke4-ne szu-du7-a
reverse
1. 3(disz) kusz udu ka-tab gu2-sze3
2. 6(disz) kusz udu ka-tab i3 masz-da-re-a
3. 1(u) 5(disz) kusz udu ka-tab bil3-ga
4. 6(disz) kusz udu ka-tab {na4}bur-zi-sza3-gal2 lugal
5. 5(disz) kusz gu4 2(disz) kusz udu
6. nig2-dab5 e2-kas4
7. 5(u) 7(disz) kusz u8 ge6 masz2 a-gub-ba nig2-be6-lu5-da
8. e2 dingir-re-ne-ta nu-e3-e3
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) kusz udu ma2 {d}nin-gir2-su
10. 5(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) kusz udu ma2 ti-ra-asz2
11. 3(u) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) kusz udu ma2 {d}ba-ba6
12. 1(disz) kusz gu4 6(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz masz2
13. nig2-dab5 kas4 szu-numun
14. 1(disz) kusz gu4 6(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz masz
15. nig2-dab5 kas4 ezem-{d}szul-gi
16. 1(disz) kusz gu4 6(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz masz2
17. nig2-dab5 kas4 sze-sag11-ku5
left
1. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) kusz gu4 szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz udu masz2 zi-ga gir2-su{ki} mu 1(disz)-a-kam mu ma2-dara3-abzu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: account of expenditure of animal skins)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P110325

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 104.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 21.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete

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 1899.02.010
Accession Number 01388

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 004222

References

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 52

    [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
2018-02-05 at 12:30:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:43 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, 052 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110325.
HSS 04, 052 artifact entry (No. P110325). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110325
HSS 04, 052 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110325 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110325},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110325
LB  - CDLI:P110325
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - HSS 04, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110325
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 052 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110325.
HSS 04, 052 artifact entry (No. P110325). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110325
HSS 04, 052 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110325 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 052 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110325},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110325
LB  - CDLI:P110325
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - HSS 04, 052 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110325
ER  -
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