HSS 03, 41 (P221350)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 1903.11.004

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of offerings (beer, flour, meat))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

94.0 mm × 95.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
column 1
1. [2(asz@c) zi3 mun-du]
2. [1(asz@c) masz 1(disz@t) kur2 i3]
3. [{d}nin-gir2-su]
4. ba#-gara2
5. 2(asz@c) zi3
6. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) kur2 i3
7. {d}inanna-eb-gal
8. 2(asz@c) zi3
9. 1(asz@c) masz 1(disz@t) kur2 i3
10. {d}nansze sza3-pa3
11. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
12. 1(asz@c) sila4 1(disz@t) sila3 i3
13. ki#-a-nag
column 2
1. [lagasz{ki}]-a#
2. gesz e-tag
3. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
4. 3(asz@c) zi3
5. 1(asz@c) udu 2(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2-ra2 {d}nansze
6. u4 2(disz@t)-kam
7. 3(asz@c) zi3
8. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
9. 1(asz@c) dug kas ge6
10. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) sila4 2(disz@t) kur2 i3 2(disz@t) ku6 kesz2 ra2
11. {d}nansze
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
2. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2-ra2
3. {d}en-ki-gi-gu3-na
4. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
5. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
6. {d}nin-gir2-su
7. nin-ne2-gar-ra
8. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
9. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
10. {d}nin-dar
11. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
column 4
1. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
2. {d}dumu-zi-abzu
3. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
4. 1(asz@c) masz! 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
5. {d}hendur-sag
6. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
7. 1(asz@c) kas
8. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
9. {d}esz3-ir-nun
10. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
11. 1(asz@c) kas
column 5
1. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
2. {d}gan-tur3
3. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
4. 1(asz@c) kas
5. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
6. {d}nin-ur3
7. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
8. 1(asz@c) kas
9. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
reverse
column 1
1. {d}nin-dub
2. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
3. 1(asz@c) kas
4. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) sila3 i3
5. {d}asznan kur2?
6. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
7. 1(asz@c) kas
8. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
9. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA| esz3
10. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
11. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
column 2
1. {d}nin-szubur
2. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
3. 1(asz@c) udu 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
4. {d}nin-a-su
5. 2(asz@c) zi3 2(asz@c) kas
6. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
7. {d}mes-an-du
8. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
9. 1(asz@c) kas
10. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
11. eb-ku6-gu7 kur2
12. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
13. 1(asz@c) kas
column 3
1. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
2. {d}ga2-tum3-du10
3. 3(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
4. 1(asz@c) kas
5. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
6. {d}inanna
7. 3(ban2@c) zi3 1(asz@c) kas
8. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2 {d}lugal-uru11{ki}
9. 3(ban2@c) zi3 1(asz@c) kas
10. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
11. ki-a-nag
12. 2(asz@c) zi3 1(asz@c) kas
13. [1(disz@t)] sila3# i3 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2
14. ur-tur3
15. u4 3(disz@t)-kam
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) zi3 mun-du
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) zi3 sig15 gur saggal
3. 3(u@c) dug kas
4. 8(asz@c) udu 2(asz@c) sila4 2(asz@c) masz
5. 1(u) 5(disz@t) kur2 1(u) 3(disz@t) sila3 i3 2(u) 2(disz@t) ku6 kesz2-ra2
6. [nig2 gesz tag-ga]
7. [ezem-sze-gu7]
8. [{d}nansze-ka]
9. [en-ig-gal]
column 5
1. nu-banda3
2. e-ha-la
3. sa6-sa6
4. dam URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
6. lagasz{ki}-ka 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of offerings (beer, flour, meat))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.04.00.00 Eniggal sic
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221350
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221350

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	94.0 mm × 95.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	obv. top left broken; rev. bottom left broken.

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 1903.11.004
Accession Number	03569 (SM catalogue: 0857)

References

primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 41

[Hussey1912HSS3] Hussey, Mary I. 1912. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part I: Chiefly from the Reigns of Lugalanda and Urukagina of Lagash. Harvard Semitic Series 3. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University.
history: FAOS 15/2, 40

[Selz1993FAOS15/2] Selz, Gebhard J. 1993. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 2: Altsumerische Wirtschaftsurkunden Aus Amerikanischen Sammlungen. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/2. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:15	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-08 at 17:56:02	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:48	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 03, 41 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221350.

HSS 03, 41 artifact entry (No. P221350). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221350

HSS 03, 41 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221350 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

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	month = {feb 26},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221350},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 03, 41 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221350.

HSS 03, 41 artifact entry (No. P221350). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221350

HSS 03, 41 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221350 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).

@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 41 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221350},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221350},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221350
LB  - CDLI:P221350
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - HSS 03, 41 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221350
ER  -