HSS 04, 058 (P110331)

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 1899.02.319

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text SM catalogue: messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

51.0 mm × 34.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2
2. szu-i3-li2 aga3-us2-gal
3. szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2
5. i3-di3-isz dumu nu-banda3
6. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-sze3 gen-na
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id#-gur2
8. szu-{d}iszkur aga3-us2-gal
9. ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2
11. szu-na-a lu2 kas4
12. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
reverse
1. [3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3] 1(disz)# id#-gur2#
2. e2-ki-bi lu2 kas4
3. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 <1(disz)> id-gur2
5. e2-a-ku-ni-ig dumu nu-banda3
6. ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2
8. dingir-ma-gir16 aga3-us2-gal
9. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2
11. szu-{d}iszkur lu2 kas4
12. szi-ma-asz-gi5 du-ni
13. iti GAN2-masz

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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): 51.0 high × 34.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: some chips on lower edge
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 58

    [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 1899.02.319
  • Accession No.: 01697

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:31:28 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
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, 058 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110331.
HSS 04, 058 artifact entry (No. P110331). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110331
HSS 04, 058 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110331 (Accessed: June 25, 2025).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 058 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110331},
}


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