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HSS 04, 108 (P110381)

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 1899.02.372

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: various kinds of flour)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 30.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 x-igi lugal#
2. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 a-sag
3. 2(barig) zi3 sig15
4. 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga
5. 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-gu us2
6. 1(asz) ninda saga gur
7. 2(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
reverse
1. nig2-gu7-a sza3 e2 {d}szul-gi
2. 1(asz) zi3 gur
3. ma2-a gar-ra#
4. ki ur-nig2 ugula kikken-ta#
5. {d}szul-gi-a-bi2 mar-tu
1 line blank
6. iti# gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
7. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

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): 40.0 high × 30.0 wide × 17.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: some damage to top edge.
Join Information:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: various kinds of flour)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 108

[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 1899.02.372
Accession No.: 01750

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.46.02.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years: AS02
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:31:30	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:13:29	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:45	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 (004278) (004278)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 108 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110381.

HSS 04, 108 artifact entry (No. P110381). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110381

HSS 04, 108 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110381 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).

@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110381
LB  - CDLI:P110381
M1  - 2025/12/12/
TI  - HSS 04, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110381
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 04, 108 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P110381.

HSS 04, 108 artifact entry (No. P110381). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110381

HSS 04, 108 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110381 (Accessed: December 12, 2025).

@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 108 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P110381
LB  - CDLI:P110381
M1  - 2025/12/12/
TI  - HSS 04, 108 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P110381
ER  -