HSS 68, 257 (P407155)

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 1911.10.120

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 quantity of copper is transported from E-Sagdana to Nippur; the tablet is from Irisagrig)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

61.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) gu2 uruda
2. ki szu-ku8-bu-um-ma-ta#
3. e2-sag-da-na
4. nibru{ki}-ka-sze3
5. i3-im-de6-a
6. [x] {d}nin-hur-sag-ka ba-an-kux(KWU147)-ra
7. [...]-ba sag 1(disz) ma-na
8. [...] gin2 i3-gal2
reverse
1. giri3 {d}utu-ad2-gal
2. u3 zi2-bi
3. sza3 iri-sag-rig7{ki}
  blank space
5. iti szesz-da-gu7
6. mu us2-sa a-ra2 [3(disz)-kam-asz] [si-mu-ru]-um{ki} ba-[hul]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: a quantity of copper is transported from E-Sagdana to Nippur; the tablet is from Irisagrig)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P407155

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 61.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- top corners chipped. lower left broken. rev.-- cracked. bottom right broken off.

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain]
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 1911.10.120
Accession Number 07742 (SM catalogue: 2204)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 188843

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 257

    [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
2025-03-16 at 13:21:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
2022-08-17 at 17:47:30 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, 257 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407155.
HSS 68, 257 artifact entry (No. P407155). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407155
HSS 68, 257 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407155 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407155},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 257 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407155.
HSS 68, 257 artifact entry (No. P407155). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407155
HSS 68, 257 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407155 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407155},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407155},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407155
LB  - CDLI:P407155
M1  - 2026/4/24/
TI  - HSS 68, 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407155
ER  -
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