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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

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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]

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)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 61.0 high × 46.0 wide × 19.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: obv.-- top corners chipped. lower left broken. rev.-- cracked. bottom right broken off.
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Text Information

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

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1911.10.120
Accession No.: 07742 (SM catalogue: 2204)

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.02.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2025-03-16 at 13:21:32	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	Dahl, Jacob L.	Approved
2022-08-17 at 17:47:30	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (188843) (188843)

Notes

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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: March 2, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407155},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407155},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/2/
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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: March 2, 2026).

@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-02]},
	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  - 2026/3/2/
TI  - HSS 68, 257 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407155
ER  -