HSS 68, 534 (P407504)

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 1911.10.511

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: sealed tablet: urkugnunna receives lambs and goats)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

50.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila4 giri3 lugal-amar-ku3#
2. 5(disz) sila4 4(disz) masz2
3. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
4. 8(disz) udu 3(disz) sila4
5. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
6. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
7. ur-ku3-nun-na i3-dab5
reverse
  blank space
  seal impression
1. iti ezem#-mah
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 umma{ki}-ka mu-du3
seal 1
1. du11-ga [dub-sar]
2. dumu [lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su]
3. sipa [na-gab2-tum]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: sealed tablet: urkugnunna receives lambs and 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 000073 (composite) (P430174) S000073 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407504

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 50.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete. signs are faint.

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 1911.10.511
Accession Number 08133 (SM catalogue: 2600)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189192

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 534

    [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
2022-02-22 at 13:30:25 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, 534 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407504.
HSS 68, 534 artifact entry (No. P407504). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407504
HSS 68, 534 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407504 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407504},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P407504
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - HSS 68, 534 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 534 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407504.
HSS 68, 534 artifact entry (No. P407504). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407504
HSS 68, 534 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407504 (Accessed: May 19, 2026).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-19]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 534 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407504},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407504
LB  - CDLI:P407504
M1  - 2026/5/19/
TI  - HSS 68, 534 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407504
ER  -
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