SM 1909.05.428 (P406541)

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 1909.05.428

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain available received as wages for hirelings)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: grain available received as wages for hirelings)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	Amar-Suen.03.00.00 ? added from SM catalogue, probably months/days missing in many
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P406541
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P406541

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete.

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number	SM 1909.05.428
Accession Number	06592 (SM catalogue: 1497)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	188283

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“SM 1909.05.428 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406541.

SM 1909.05.428 artifact entry (No. P406541). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406541

SM 1909.05.428 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406541 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406541},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“SM 1909.05.428 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406541.

SM 1909.05.428 artifact entry (No. P406541). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406541

SM 1909.05.428 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406541 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1909.05.428 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406541},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406541},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406541
LB  - CDLI:P406541
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - SM 1909.05.428 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406541
ER  -