HSS 68, 003 (P406767)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1911.03.003

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of animal distribution in an account format)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

115.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [2(disz)] udu niga 1(disz) udu# [...]
2'. [1(disz)] gukkal niga [...]
3'. a-hu-wa#-[qar]
4'. a2-u4-te-na [...]
5'. 1(disz) masz2 ur-dam u4-da#-[tusz]
6'. 1(disz) u8 a-lum bur-ma-ma dam-gar3
7'. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 nita2 {d}en-lil2-zi-sza3-gal2
8'. 1(u) 2(disz)
9'. mu-kux(DU) lugal
10'. 2(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 a2-ge6-ba-a
11'. kasz-de2-a {d}inanna unu{ki}
12'. e2 dingir-[re-e]-ne-ke4 ba-ab-dab5
13'.(disz) gu4 udu bala# ur-{d}li9-si4 ensi2 umma{ki}-ka ba-szi-ku5
14'. 2(disz) gu4 1(u) 3(disz) udu
15'. mu-kux(DU) didli
  blank space
16'. szunigin 2(disz) gu4 niga 4(disz) {ansze}kunga2 nita2
17'. szunigin 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu a-lum niga
18'. szunigin 1(disz) gukkal niga 1(u) 2(disz) udu 2(disz) sila4
19'. szunigin 1(disz) u8 a-lum 3(disz) masz2
reverse
1. szunigin 1(disz) amar masz-da3 nita2
2. 3(u) la2 1(disz)
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 1(disz) udu a-lum niga
5. 1(disz)
6. du11-ga i3-dab5
7. 1(disz) u8 a-lum
8. 1(disz)
9. ta2-hi-isz-a-tal i3-dab5
10. 2(disz) udu niga 1(disz) gukkal niga
11. 3(disz)
12. en-dingir-mu i3-dab5
13. 1(disz) amar masz-da3 nita2
14. 1(disz)
15. lu2-dingir-ra i3-dab5
16. 4(disz) [{ansze}kunga2] nita2
17. 4(disz)
18. lu2-bala-sa6-ga szusz3 i3-dab5
19. 2(disz)# gu4 niga 1(u) 2(disz) udu 2(disz) sila4 3(disz) masz2
20. bala ensi2 umma{ki}
21. [2(disz)] gu4 1(u) 7(disz) udu
22. [du11]-ga i3-dab5
  rest broken
seal 1
1. [{d}amar-{d}suen]
2. [lugal kal-ga]
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. dub-sar ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: account of animal distribution in an account format)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000423 (composite) (P430519) S000423 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P406767

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 115.0 mm × 51.0 mm × 24.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- bottom broken. rev.-- top, esp. right side, broken. signs are worn; text is written over sealing; seal has left parallel lines through the text

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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 1911.03.003
Accession Number 06973 (SM catalogue: 1757)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188459

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 3

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-03-05 at 18:26:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406767.
HSS 68, 003 artifact entry (No. P406767). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406767
HSS 68, 003 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406767 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406767},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 003 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406767.
HSS 68, 003 artifact entry (No. P406767). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406767
HSS 68, 003 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406767 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406767},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406767},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406767
LB  - CDLI:P406767
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - HSS 68, 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406767
ER  -
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