HSS 68, 549 (P407519)

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

Museum Number

SM 1911.10.526

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of about 1500 sheep/goats, some in gaeš)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu masz2 hi-a
2. mu-kux(DU) er2-su3-a
3. iti ezem-an-na
4. ($ blank space $) udu be-li2-i3-li2
5. ($ blank space $) udu sza3 ga-esz{ki}
6. ($ blank space $) masz2 giri3 ur-{d}nansze
reverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) udu diri kiszib3 u-bar u3 ur-{d}[ba-ba6]
2. iti sze-sag11-[ku5]
3. ki du11-ga-t[a]
4. ur-ku3-nun-na i3-dab5#
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5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-ku3-nun-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
4. sipa na-gab2-tum

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 46.0 high × 40.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Condition Description: rev.-- gouge on right side. otherwise complete; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: receipt of about 1500 sheep/goats, some in gaeš)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: HSS 68, 549

    [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 1911.10.526
  • Accession No.: 08148 (SM catalogue: 2615)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-22 at 14:01:50 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006186 (composite) (P458923) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 68, 549 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407519.
HSS 68, 549 artifact entry (No. P407519). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407519
HSS 68, 549 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407519 (Accessed: July 20, 2025).
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	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 549 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407519},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407519},
}


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