HSS 68, 659 (P407944)

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 1918.01.021

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: a man by the name dah-ša-tal (i.e., tahiš-atal) receives 3 fattened oxen from Abasaga)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gu4 niga
2. u4 1(disz)-kam
3. ki ab-ba-sa6-ga-ta
4. tah-sza-tal i3-dab5
reverse
  blank space
1. iti# ezem-mah#
2. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
left
1. 3(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SM catalogue: a man by the name dah-ša-tal (i.e., tahiš-atal) receives 3 fattened oxen from Abasaga)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P407944

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation
rev.-- pitted & flaking.

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 1918.01.021
Accession Number 08299 (SM catalogue: 3067)

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 189501

References

  • primary: HSS 68, 659

    [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
2022-08-16 at 09:44:54 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, 659 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407944.
HSS 68, 659 artifact entry (No. P407944). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407944
HSS 68, 659 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407944 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407944},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“HSS 68, 659 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.earth/P407944.
HSS 68, 659 artifact entry (No. P407944). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P407944
HSS 68, 659 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P407944 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 659 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P407944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P407944},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2010/6/4/
PY  - 2010
ID  - P407944
LB  - CDLI:P407944
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - HSS 68, 659 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P407944
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