HSS 68, 384 (P407325)

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 1911.10.315

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of fattened sheep/goats)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

44.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga 3(disz)-kam [us2]
2. 1(disz) sila4 niga {d}nanna
3. sza3 ga-esz{ki}
4. 2(disz) udu niga sag10 us2 x x
5. x er2-su3-a
6. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
7. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
reverse
1. ba-zi
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti ezem-an-na
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki-ka ba-ab-[du8]
seal 1
1. [{d}szu-{d}suen]
2. lugal kal-[ga]
3. lugal uri5[{ki}-ma]
4. lugal an-ub-[da limmu2-ba]
5. ur-{d}szul-[pa-e3]
6. dub-[sar]
7. dumu ur-[{d}ha-ia3]
8. [ARAD2-zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: expenditure of fattened sheep/goats)
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 000518 (composite) (P430614) S000518 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.08.05.14, Šū-Suen.09.06.15

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P407325

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 44.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
obv.-- top right corner chipped; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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 1911.10.315
Accession Number 07937 (SM catalogue: 2400)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189013

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 384

    [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 08:25:29 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, 384 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407325.
HSS 68, 384 artifact entry (No. P407325). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407325
HSS 68, 384 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407325 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407325},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/8/
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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 384 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407325.
HSS 68, 384 artifact entry (No. P407325). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407325
HSS 68, 384 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407325 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 384 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407325},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407325
LB  - CDLI:P407325
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - HSS 68, 384 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407325
ER  -
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