HSS 68, 502 (P407467)

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 1911.10.472

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of sheep & goats to PNN with the title "na-gada." (n.-shepherd))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

64.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) udu
2. {d}iszkur-illat na-gada i3-dab5
3. 8(disz) u8
4. 3(disz) kir11 ga
5. 5(disz) sila4 ga
6. li-lum na-gada i3-dab5
7. 2(u) 1(disz) u8
8. 3(disz) kir11 ga
9. 5(disz) sila4 ga
10. ma-at-i3-li2 na-gada i3-dab5
11. 1(u) 7(disz) ud5
12. 8(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 ga
13. 1(disz) masz2-gal
reverse
1. 6(disz) masz2 ga
2. dingir-su2-ba-ni na-gada i3-dab5
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
4. sipa nam-en-na-ke4
5. ib2-dab5
6. ugula a-hu-ni szusz3
  blank space
7. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
8. mu en-nun-e-{d}amar-{d}suen-ra-ki-ag2 en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz)

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 64.0 high × 43.0 wide × 21.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of sheep & goats to PNN with the title "na-gada." (n.-shepherd))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: HSS 68, 502

    [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 1911.10.472
  • Accession No.: 08094 (SM catalogue: 2559)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.04.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-19 at 09:15:56 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 502 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407467.
HSS 68, 502 artifact entry (No. P407467). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407467
HSS 68, 502 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407467 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 502 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407467},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407467
LB  - CDLI:P407467
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - HSS 68, 502 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407467
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 502 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407467.
HSS 68, 502 artifact entry (No. P407467). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407467
HSS 68, 502 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407467 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 502 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407467},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407467},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407467
LB  - CDLI:P407467
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - HSS 68, 502 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407467
ER  -
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