HSS 04, 115 (P110388)

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 1899.02.301

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt for silver; e2.gal.la ba.an.ku4; in gaesh)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

43.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1/2(disz) ma-na igi-4(disz)-gal2 la2 5(disz) sze ku3
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6-ta
3. e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
reverse
1. sza3 ga-esz{ki}
  blank space
2. iti# ezem#-{d}dumu-zi
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 36.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: complete
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt for silver; e2.gal.la ba.an.ku4; in gaesh)
  • Language(s): Sumerian


  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 115

    [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.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 193-200), 193 27

    [Lambert1963RA57Argent2] Lambert, Maurice. 1963. “L’usage de l’argent-Métal à Lagash Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 193–200.

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  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.301
  • Accession No.: 01679

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.06.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 19:22:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2013-11-09 at 10:02:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:04:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 04, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110388.
HSS 04, 115 artifact entry (No. P110388). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110388 (Original work published 2001)
HSS 04, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110388 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {HSS 04, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110388},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 04, 115 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P110388.
HSS 04, 115 artifact entry (No. P110388). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P110388 (Original work published 2001)
HSS 04, 115 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P110388 (Accessed: January 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {HSS 04, 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P110388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P110388},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P110388
M1  - 2026/1/25/
TI  - HSS 04, 115 artifact entry
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