HSS 68, 649 (P407932)

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 1918.01.009

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Enlilla receives an ox)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gu4
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
3. {d}en-lil2-la2 i3-dab5
4. kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga dub-sar
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5. iti ezem-mah
6. mu us2-<sa> ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-he2-gal2
2. dumu {d}en-lil2-la2
3. sipa gu4 [niga]

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): 30.0 high × 31.0 wide × 14.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete; tablet was first sealed, then inscribed
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  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: HSS 68, 649

    [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 1918.01.009
  • Accession No.: 08287 (SM catalogue: 3055)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-03-04 at 17:25:13 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 000209 (composite) (P430307) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 68, 649 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407932.
HSS 68, 649 artifact entry (No. P407932). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407932
HSS 68, 649 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407932 (Accessed: June 16, 2025).
@misc{2010HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-16]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 649 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407932},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407932},
}


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