HSS 68, 376 (P407312)

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 1911.10.295

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: intaea receives oxen, which are a royal delivery)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [2(disz) udu] en {d}inanna
2. 1(disz) gu4 u2
3. a-ba lu2 ra-bi2{ki}
4. mu-kux(DU) lugal
5. in-ta-e3-a
6. i3-dab5
reverse
1. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar
2. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
3. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
4. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3
left
1. 1(disz) gu4 2(disz) udu
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]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: intaea receives oxen, which are a royal delivery)
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 000563 (composite) (P430657) S000563 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407312

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; 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 1911.10.295
Accession Number 07917 (SM catalogue: 2380)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189000

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 376

    [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
2025-09-06 at 10:30:14 Senior, Andrew Transliteration Senior, Andrew Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-08-12 at 18:47:44 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, 376 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407312.
HSS 68, 376 artifact entry (No. P407312). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407312
HSS 68, 376 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407312 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407312},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 376 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407312.
HSS 68, 376 artifact entry (No. P407312). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407312
HSS 68, 376 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407312 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 376 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407312},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407312
LB  - CDLI:P407312
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - HSS 68, 376 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407312
ER  -
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