HSS 68, 553 (P407523)

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 1911.10.530

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: sheep are šu-gid2 and are taken in charge)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 6(disz) udu
2. szu-gid2
3. ki na-lu5-ta
4. du11-ga
5. i3-dab5
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-mes
  blank space
  seal impression
2. iti u5-bi2-gu7
3. mu ma2-dara3-abzu [ba-ab]-du8#
seal 1
1. ur-mes
2. dumu la-[na kuruszda]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: sealed tablet: sheep are šu-gid2 and are taken in charge)
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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P407523

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
complete; first sealed (seal of Ur-mes), then inscribed

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 1911.10.530
Accession Number 08152 (SM catalogue: 2619)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189211

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 553

    [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 14:01:50 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 553 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407523.
HSS 68, 553 artifact entry (No. P407523). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407523
HSS 68, 553 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407523 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407523},
}


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DA  - 2010/6/4/
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LB  - CDLI:P407523
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - HSS 68, 553 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“HSS 68, 553 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407523.
HSS 68, 553 artifact entry (No. P407523). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407523
HSS 68, 553 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407523 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 553 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407523},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407523
LB  - CDLI:P407523
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - HSS 68, 553 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407523
ER  -
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