HSS 03, 36 (P221345)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 1904.06.006

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa allots grain--most of colophon broken off)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

111.0 mm × 111.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. [2(disz@t) surx(ERIM)] durx(|USZ.ANSZE|)# kunga2 gal-gal
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
4. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar
5. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
6. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) 1(disz@t) i3-diri nita kunga2
7. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2#
8. 3(disz@t) didli-bi# munus kunga2 amar-amar
9. sze-bi# 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c)# gur# saggal
10. gir2-nun#
11. gab2-kas4
column 2
1. [1(disz@t)] surx 1(disz@t) i3-diri nita# kunga2 amar-amar
2. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3
3. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. 6(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
7. ziz2 bala#-bi 1(asz@c) 2(asz@c)# sila3
8. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze# bappir3#
9. [sze] bala#-bi 1(asz@c)# 2(ban2@c) 4(disz@t)#? sila3
10. 5(asz@c) sze munu4
11. nag ensi2-ka-kam
12. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
column 3
1. [ziz2] bala#-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze# bappir3
3. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. [2(asz@c)] 2(barig@c) sze munu4
5. [sa2]-du11 ansze#-kam
6. amar#-giri16{ki}
7. 5(asz@c)# sze-titab2
8. 2(asz@c)# 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
9. 2(asz@c)# 2(barig@c) sze munu4
10. [sa2-du11] kas ge6-kam
11. [5(asz@c)] ziz2# babbar2
12. [ziz2] bala#-bi [x] 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
14. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
15. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
16. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
column 4
1. i3-li2-be6-li2
2. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu-ka
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
5. sze bala-bi 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c)
6. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
7. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze naga3
8. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
9. 1(ban2@c) zi3 gu
10. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2-bi
11. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
12. 4(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si
13. ziz2 babbar2-bi 1(u@c)
14. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
15. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
column 5
1. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
2. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
3. sa2-du11 e2 ninda-ka-kam
4. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze kas
5. 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
6. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
7. ziz2 bala-bi# [2(ban2@c)?]
8. sa2-du11 alan-kam
9. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze kas
10. 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
11. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
12. ziz2 bala-bi 2(ban2@c)
13. sa2-du11 <iti>-da-kam
14. 3(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
15. geme2-{d}nansze
16. munus-sa6-ga-bi
17. ur2-mud
18. agrig
column 6
1. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu siki
2. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. iti#-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
4. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5#
5. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3#
6. iti-da# sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
7. [sze-bi] 4(asz@c) [5(ban2@c)]
8. nigar-mud
9. 2(u) 1(asz@c) udu siki
10. sze#-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)
11. en-DU
12. 2(u) udu# siki
13. sze#-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
14. sipa udu siki-ka-me
reverse
column 1
1. 3(u) la2 3(disz@t) udu
2. 2(disz@t) gukkal
3. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
4. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
5. 6(disz@t) masz
6. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3
7. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
8. sze-bi 6(disz@t) 3(barig) 1(ban2) U2-U2
9. kuruszda
10. 2(disz@t) udu
11. sze-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ki2-num
12. ka-szagan
13. 2(u) 4(disz@t) amar-gu4
14. amar-gu4 1(asz@c)-sze3
15. iti-da sze 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)-ta
16. sze-bi 1(u) U2-U2
column 2
1. sanga e2-gal
2. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi nig2-gu7-a
3. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
4. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
5. 3(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu 3(disz@t)
6. 4(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu 2(disz@t)
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. iti-da sze 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)-ta
9. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
10. 5(u) szah2 u2 munus mu 2(disz@t)
11. 1(u) szah2 u2 nita mu 2(disz@t)
12. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
13. iti-da sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
14. 4(u) szah2 u2 munus sza3-du10
column 3
1. 5(u) szah2 u2 nita sza3-du10
2. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. iti#-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta#
4. sze#-bi 8(disz@t)# 3(barig) lugal-pa-e3
5. sipa szah2
6. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
7. sze-bi 3(ban2)* e2-ku4
8. 1(disz@t) masz ge6 bar-dul5
9. sze-bi 3(ban2)* lugal-e2-ni-sze3
10. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
11. sze-bi 3(ban2) ur-ki
12. 1(disz@t) masz ge6 bar-dul5
13. sze-bi 3(ban2) en-kisal-si
14. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
15. sze-bi 3(ban2) nimgir-abzu
column 4
1. nu-kiri6-me
2. 1(disz@t) gukkal
3. nam-lu2
4. 1(disz@t) gukkal
5. ub5-bu
6. gir4#-bil#-me
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) la2 5(disz@t) sila3 sze gur saggal
2. 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 ziz2
3. sze ninda ziz2 ninda
4. sa2-du11 iti-da
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka
10. en-ig-gal
11. nu-banda3
column 6
1. e-ne-ta-gar 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
2. 6(disz@t) gar-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 111.0 high × 111.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv. left edge broken; most of last col. of rev. missing.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa allots grain--most of colophon broken off)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 36

    [Hussey1912HSS3] Hussey, Mary I. 1912. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part I: Chiefly from the Reigns of Lugalanda and Urukagina of Lagash. Harvard Semitic Series 3. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University.

  • history: FAOS 15/2, 35

    [Selz1993FAOS15/2] Selz, Gebhard J. 1993. Altsumerische Verwaltungstexte Aus Lagaš. Teil 2: Altsumerische Wirtschaftsurkunden Aus Amerikanischen Sammlungen. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 15/2. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1904.06.006
  • Accession No.: 03656 (SM catalogue: 0918)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.05.06g.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2010-02-23 at 21:32:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-08 at 15:57:25 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:48 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 03, 36 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221345.
HSS 03, 36 artifact entry (No. P221345). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221345
HSS 03, 36 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221345 (Accessed: November 21, 2024).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-21]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 36 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221345},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221345},
}


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