HSS 68, 018 (P406784)

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 1911.03.021

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: a number of animals are for the ku4-ra lugal (royal entrance) ceremony in ur)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

60.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu niga 4(disz)-kam us2
2. 4(disz) udu niga {d}nanna
3. [n] udu niga {d}nin-[gal]
4. 5(disz) udu [niga] bara2 an-na
5. 2(disz) [...] sagi
6. 2(disz) [...] sagi
7. 2(disz) [...] sagi
8. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
9. 2(disz) udu niga du6-ur3
10. 1(disz) udu#? [...]
reverse
1. 3(disz) udu niga {d}nanna
2. 1(disz) udu niga dub-la2-mah
3. 2(disz) udu niga {d}nin-gal
4. 1(disz) udu niga {d}da-mu
5. lugal kux(KWU147)-ra siskur2#? e2-muhaldim mu [...]
6. ARAD2-mu maszkim
7. sza3 ga-esz{ki}
8. iti u4 1(u) 8(disz) ba-zal
9. ki na-lu5-ta ba-zi
10. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
11. iti ezem-an-na
12. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun
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}[szul-pa-e3]
6. dub-sar
7. dumu ur-{d}ha-ia3
8. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: a number of animals are for the ku4-ra lugal (royal entrance) ceremony in ur)
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 001560 (composite) (P454269) S001560 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P406784

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- left side and center broken away. bottom damaged. rev.-- damage to left edge; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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 1911.03.021
Accession Number 06991 (SM catalogue: 1775)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188476

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 18

    [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
2025-03-18 at 13:59:40 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2022-03-05 at 16:44:08 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406784.
HSS 68, 018 artifact entry (No. P406784). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406784
HSS 68, 018 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406784 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406784},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 018 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P406784.
HSS 68, 018 artifact entry (No. P406784). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P406784
HSS 68, 018 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P406784 (Accessed: October 17, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-17]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 018 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P406784},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P406784},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P406784
LB  - CDLI:P406784
M1  - 2026/10/17/
TI  - HSS 68, 018 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P406784
ER  -
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