SM 1909.05.650 (P406731)

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 1909.05.650

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain for guruš-workers)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (SM catalogue: grain for guruš-workers)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P406731
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P406731

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions	34.0 mm × 29.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation	complete. rev. uninscribed.

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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 1909.05.650
Accession Number	06814 (SM catalogue: 1719)

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS)	188441

Revisions and credits

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

Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.650 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406731.

SM 1909.05.650 artifact entry (No. P406731). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406731

SM 1909.05.650 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406731 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

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	year = {2010},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406731},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“SM 1909.05.650 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406731.

SM 1909.05.650 artifact entry (No. P406731). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406731

SM 1909.05.650 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406731 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).

@misc{2010SM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {SM 1909.05.650 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406731},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406731},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406731
LB  - CDLI:P406731
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - SM 1909.05.650 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406731
ER  -