HSS 04, 014 (P110287)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 1899.02.013

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: account of workers stationed in sagdana)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

107.0 mm × 72.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu geme2-{d}lamma geme2 kar-ke4
2. 1(disz) ur-ki-gu-la szu-ku6
3. 1(disz) szul-lu5 nu-{gesz}kiri6
4. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag nar
5. gir2-su{ki#}-ta
6. giri3 a-bu-ni
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu geme2 ba usz-bar
8. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 gala
9. 1(disz) lugal-|ABxX|{ki}-sze3
10. mu lu2-{d}en-ki-sze3
11. ki lugal-pa-e3
12. 1(disz) ab-ba-kal-la aga3-us2 szabra-ta
13. mu {d}utu-ug3-e-sze3
14. ki ur-sa6-ga lu2 lunga#?
15. 1(disz) ba-sa6-ga dumu {d}nin#-mar{ki}-ka lu2 azlag2#
16. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
17. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-mu2
18. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-a-ni
column 2
1. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a zi3!(SZU)-IL2
  blank space
2. libir-am3
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da lu2 azlag2
4. 1(disz) nig2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
5. mu giri3-ni-i3-sa6-sze3
6. ki ur3#-re#-ba-du7
7. 1(disz) nam-tar-eb2-gu-ul dumu a-tu
8. 1(disz) lu2-{d}nin-szubur bahar2!(SZIM) dumu ba-sa6-ga
9. ugula ur-ki-gu-la
10. 1(disz) ur-{d}hendur-sag dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
11. ki lu2-ezem
12. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-mu ad-kup4
13. ugula lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi
14. [1(disz)] ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
15. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze
16. 1(disz) {d}na-ru2-a-igi-du muhaldim
17. 1(disz) giri3-ni-i3-dab5 ARAD2 ur-ab-ba
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim dam-gar3
2. 1(disz) ku3-{d}nanna dumu uri5{ki}
3. 1(disz) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-mes
  blank space
4. {gesz}tukul-e dab5-ba-me
5. giri3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
6. u3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(disz) lu2-{d}inanna ad-kup4
8. ugula lu2-dingir-ra
9. 1/2(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu {d}nin-mar{ki}-i3-sa6
10. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. 1(disz) a2-nin-ga2-ta
12. 1(disz) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a sza3 he2-dab5 libir-ta
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}ig-alim lu2 azlag2
14. ugula ur-ma-ma
15. 1(disz) nin-ki-ur5-sa6
16. 1(disz) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
17. 1(disz) sza3-ga-na geme2
  blank space
18. he2-dab5-me
19. 1(disz) ur-e2-an-na
20. ugula mu-du8-e
21. 1(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
22. 1/2(disz) u8-sila4-ki-ag2
column 2
1. ugula az-am3
2. 1(disz) ga2-kam
3. 1/2(disz) szesz-kal-la
4. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
6. ugula da-da-ni
7. 1(disz) ur-{d}lamma
8. ugula ur-{d}ig-alim
9. 1(disz) dingir-en-nu
10. ugula ma2-gur8-re
11. 1(disz) {d}utu-ki-sza-ra
12. ugula ur-tur
13. 1(disz) ur-{d}isztaran
14. ugula a2-na-na
15. ad-kup4-me
  blank space
16. szunigin 2(u) 7(disz) gurusz 3(disz) a2 1/2(disz) 3(disz) geme2
17. he2-dab5-me
18. szunigin 8(disz) gurusz 2(disz) a2 1/2(disz)
19. ad-kup4-me
20. e2 kikken2-a gub-ba
21. sza3 sag-da-na{ki}
22. u4 3(u)-kam
23. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
24. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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): 107.0 high × 72.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete; 2 columns per side
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: STH 2 = HSS 4, 14

    [Hussey1915HSS4] Hussey, Mary I. 1915. Sumerian Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum. Part II: From the Time of the Dynasty of Ur. Harvard Semitic Series 4. Cambridge, U.S.A.: Harvard University Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1899.02.013
  • Accession No.: 01391

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

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.06.30
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:53:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:34:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:31:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:13:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:03:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:28:07 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 04, 014 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110287.
HSS 04, 014 artifact entry (No. P110287). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110287
HSS 04, 014 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110287 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2001HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {HSS 04, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110287},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P110287},
}


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