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

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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)

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]

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): 47.0 high × 39.0 wide × 15.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete; first sealed (seal of Ur-mes), then inscribed
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

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

  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.530
  • Accession No.: 08152 (SM catalogue: 2619)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.03.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

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 000474 (composite) (P430570) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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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: May 3, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-03]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 553 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407523},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407523},
}


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