HSS 68, 385 (P407326)

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 1911.10.316

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: list of sheep and goats which were slaughtered)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) udu
2. mu kas4-e-ne-sze3
3. 5(disz) udu 1(disz) amar masz-da3 nita2
4. ba-usz2 e2-muhaldim
5. mu aga3-us2-e-ne-sze3
6. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki du11-ga-ta
2. ba-zi
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
4. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. {d}amar-{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]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 38.0 wide × 14.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete but signs are very faint; tablet was sealed, then inscribed
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: list of sheep and goats which were slaughtered)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: HSS 68, 385

    [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 1911.10.316
  • Accession No.: 07938 (SM catalogue: 2401)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.12d.17 (intercalated)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-12 at 12:24:32 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2022-08-13 at 08:25:29 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 000156 (composite) (P430255) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 68, 385 Artifact Entry.” (2010) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P407326.
HSS 68, 385 artifact entry (No. P407326). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407326 (Original work published 2010)
HSS 68, 385 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407326 (Accessed: May 1, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {HSS 68, 385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407326},
}


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