HSS 68, 546 (P407516)

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 1911.10.523

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: transfer of two sheep over several days)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) sila4
2. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) sila4
4. u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
reverse
1. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
2. du11-ga i3-dab5
  blank space
  seal impression
3. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen
4. mu si-ma-num2[{ki} ba-hul]
seal 1
1. ur-[mes]
2. dumu la-na kuruszda

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: transfer of two sheep over several days)
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 000474 (composite) (P430570) S000474 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P407516

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 46.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; first sealed, then inscribed

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number SM 1911.10.523
Accession Number 08145 (SM catalogue: 2612)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189204

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 546

    [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 14:01:49 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 Artifacts

“HSS 68, 546 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407516.
HSS 68, 546 artifact entry (No. P407516). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407516
HSS 68, 546 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407516 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407516},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/13/
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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 546 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407516.
HSS 68, 546 artifact entry (No. P407516). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407516
HSS 68, 546 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407516 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 546 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407516},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407516},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407516
LB  - CDLI:P407516
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - HSS 68, 546 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407516
ER  -
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