HSS 68, 239 (P407137)

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 1911.10.097

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of an ox, which is a royal delivery)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4
2. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
3. mu-kux(DU) lugal
4. {d}en-lil2-la2
reverse
1. i3-dab5
  blank space
2. iti szu-esz-sza
3. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of an ox, which is a royal delivery)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407137

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete, but with some salt encrustations on the obverse.

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 1911.10.097
Accession Number 07719 (SM catalogue: 2181)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188825

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 239

    [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
2022-08-13 at 18:33:45 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, 239 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407137.
HSS 68, 239 artifact entry (No. P407137). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407137
HSS 68, 239 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407137 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 239 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407137},
}


TY  - ELEC
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LB  - CDLI:P407137
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - HSS 68, 239 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 239 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407137.
HSS 68, 239 artifact entry (No. P407137). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407137
HSS 68, 239 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407137 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407137},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407137},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407137
LB  - CDLI:P407137
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - HSS 68, 239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407137
ER  -
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