HSS 68, 449 (P407401)

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 1911.10.398

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: 20 sheep and goats are expended in Nippur (?))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

65.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) udu niga
2. 2(disz) masz2-gal niga
3. e2-muhaldim
4. mu kas4-e-ne-sze3
5. 5(disz) udu niga gu4-e us2-sa
6. 5(disz) masz2-gal niga gu4-e us2-sa
7. me-nu-tum
8. e2-gi4-a szu-ru-usz-ki-in
9. giri3 {d}nanna-kam sukkal
10. ARAD2-mu maszkim
11. 2(disz) udu
reverse
1. 3(disz) masz2 niga
2. ba-ba-ti KAM-ME lugal
3. tu-ra-am-{d}da-gan ra2-gaba maszkim
4. iti u4 8(disz) ba-zal
5. ki na-lu5-ta
6. ba-zi
7. sza3 nibru{ki}
8. giri3 ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 dub-sar
9. iti masz-da3-gu7
10. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
left
1. 2(u)
seal 1
1. ur-{d}[en-lil2-la2]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-[ur2]-ra-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: 20 sheep and goats are expended in Nippur (?))
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 000447 (composite) (P430543) S000447 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407401

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
large sealed tablet, complete except for damage to obv. top edge; 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 1911.10.398
Accession Number 08020 (SM catalogue: 2483)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189089

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 449

    [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
2022-09-06 at 10:42:38 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Liu Changyu Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2022-08-13 at 09:09:53 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 Artifact

“HSS 68, 449 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407401.
HSS 68, 449 artifact entry (No. P407401). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407401
HSS 68, 449 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407401 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 449 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407401.
HSS 68, 449 artifact entry (No. P407401). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407401
HSS 68, 449 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407401 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407401},
}


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PY  - 2010
ID  - P407401
LB  - CDLI:P407401
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - HSS 68, 449 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407401
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