HSS 68, 002 (P406766)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 1911.03.002

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: text about the distribution of oxen for cultic purposes written over sealings)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

118.0 mm × 64.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [n] gu4# niga [...]
2. [n] gu4 niga [x]
3. uzu a bala siskur2 gu#-[la]
4. 1(disz) gu4 niga a-tu5-a
5. {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga
6. lugal kux(KWU636)-ra a2-ge6-ba-a
7. u4 1(disz)-kam
8. 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}en-lil2
9. 1(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam us2 {d}nin-lil2
10. uzu a bala siskur2 gu-la
11. giri3 puzur4-esz18-dar sagi
12. a2-ge6-ba-a u4 4(disz)-kam
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [n gu4 niga 4(disz)-kam] us2# {d}gu-za
2'. [n gu4 niga 4(disz)]-kam# us2 hur-sag-ga-lam-ma
3'. [sza3 e2] {d}en-lil2-la2
4'. [... gu4] niga 4(disz)-kam us2 1(disz) gu4 niga
5'. [n] gu4 u2 {d}nin-lil2
6'. 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-hur-sag
7'. 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}inanna
8'. 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga
9'. esz3-esz3 e2-u4-[7(disz)]
10'. lugal kux(KWU636)-ra u4 5(disz)-kam
11'. 1(disz) gu4 niga e2-muhaldim mu kas4-ke4-ne-sze3
12'. {d}nanna-kam sukkal maszkim
13'. a2-ge6-ba-a u4 8(disz)-kam
14'. 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}en-lil2
15'. 1(disz) gu4 niga {d}nin-lil2
16'. uzu a bala siskur2 gu-la
17'. lugal kux(KWU636)-ra a2-ge6-ba-a
18'. u4 9(disz)-kam
19'. [ki {d}szul]-gi-i3-li2-ta ba-zi
  rest broken
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. [ur-{d}szul-pa-e3]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu ur-{d}[ha-ia3]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 118.0 high × 64.0 wide × 26.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.-- very deeply cracked; top and bottom edges damaged. rev.-- cracked; damage to top and bottom.
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: text about the distribution of oxen for cultic purposes written over sealings)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: HSS 68, 2

    [Liu2021HSS68] Liu, Changyu. 2021. The Ur III Administrative Texts from Puzrish-Dagan Kept in the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Harvard Semitic Series 68. Leiden, Boston: Brill.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.03.002
  • Accession No.: 06972 (SM catalogue: 1756)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-19 at 11:05:51 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2025-03-18 at 14:15:03 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2022-03-05 at 18:26:28 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000552 (composite) (P430646) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 68, 002 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406766.
HSS 68, 002 artifact entry (No. P406766). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406766
HSS 68, 002 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406766 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406766},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406766},
}


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