HSS 04, 060 (P110333)

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 1899.02.328

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

50.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. szu-{d}utu aga3-us2-gal
3. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. i3-li2-a-num2 sukkal
6. sa-bu-um{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
8. i3-ma lu2 kas4
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
10. i-zu-a dumu nu-banda3
11. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
12. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
reverse
1. lugal-asz-ni sukkal
2. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
4. er3-ra-ba-ni dumu nu-banda3
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2
6. i-di3#-a# u3-kul
7. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
9. ba-a-ti sukkal
10. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
  blank space
11. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

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): 50.0 high × 31.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete
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  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 60

    [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 1899.02.328
  • Accession No.: 01706

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-28 at 17:16:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:41:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:38:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
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 12:18:44 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, 060 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110333.
HSS 04, 060 artifact entry (No. P110333). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110333
HSS 04, 060 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110333 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110333},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110333
LB  - CDLI:P110333
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - HSS 04, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110333
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 060 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110333.
HSS 04, 060 artifact entry (No. P110333). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110333
HSS 04, 060 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110333 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110333},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110333},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110333
LB  - CDLI:P110333
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - HSS 04, 060 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110333
ER  -
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