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HSS 68, 374 (P407308)

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 1911.10.291

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: lambs for/from various PNN are mu-DU lugal--a royal delivery)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila4 ur-mes ensi2
2. 1(disz) sila4 szu-esz18-dar dumu esz18-dar-al-szu
3. 1(disz) sila4 sza3-ku3-ge
4. mu-kux(DU) lugal
5. in-ta-e3-a
reverse
1. i3-dab5
2. giri3 [nu]-ur2-{d}suen [dub]-sar
3. u4 [n]-kam
4. iti [...-{d}]nin#-a-zu
5. mu {d}[i]-bi2-{d}suen lugal
left
1. 3(disz)
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. nu-ur2-[{d}suen]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu i-di3-er3-[ra]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 42.0 wide × 17.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: rev.-- large gouge in center of tablet, in a pear-like shape; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: lambs for/from various PNN are mu-DU lugal--a royal delivery)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: HSS 68, 374

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.291
  • Accession No.: 07913 (SM catalogue: 2376)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.05.-- ?
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-12 at 13:26:46 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000563 (composite) (P430657) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 68, 374 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407308.
HSS 68, 374 artifact entry (No. P407308). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407308
HSS 68, 374 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407308 (Accessed: April 25, 2025).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-25]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 374 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407308},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407308},
}


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