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HSS 68, 507 (P407472)

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 1911.10.477

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 fattened oxen.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

57.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4 niga a-tu5-a {d}nin-tin-ug5-ga
2. 2(disz) gu4 niga ezem ab-e3
3. ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma-ka
4. 4(disz) gu4 niga dal-ba-na
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(u) 1(disz) gu4
6. esz3-esz3 u4-sakar
7. 1(disz) gu4 niga 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(asz) niga
8. ki {d}suen
9. 6(disz) gu4 niga ezem amar-a-a-si gir2-su{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. [szunigin 2(u)] 3(disz) gu4 niga
2. [szunigin 1(disz)] ab2 niga
3. [szunigin 1(u) 1(disz)] gu4
4. [ki ...]-ni-ta
5. [...]
blank space
6. [iti ezem-me-ki]-gal2#
7. [mu ...]{ki} [...]-hul#

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)

Collections

Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 57.0 high × 38.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: obv.-- large salt blob on the upper part of the tablet. rev.-- about 2/3rds of the tablet is broken away.
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: distribution of fattened oxen.)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: HSS 68, 507

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1911.10.477
Accession No.: 08099 (SM catalogue: 2564)

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.11.--
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2022-08-19 at 09:15:56	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R.		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (189160) (189160)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 507 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407472.

HSS 68, 507 artifact entry (No. P407472). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407472

HSS 68, 507 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407472 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 507 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407472},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/22/
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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 507 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407472.

HSS 68, 507 artifact entry (No. P407472). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407472

HSS 68, 507 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407472 (Accessed: March 22, 2026).

@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-22]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 507 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407472},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407472
LB  - CDLI:P407472
M1  - 2026/3/22/
TI  - HSS 68, 507 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407472
ER  -