HSS 03, 03 (P221312)

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 1903.11.005

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: summary of expenditures for grain rations, regular offerings etc)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

71.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba-ne
3. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) sze#
4. sze-ba igi-nu-du8# sza3-dub didli
column 2
1. 3(u@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2) la2# 2(asz@c) sze#
2. sze-ba geme2# dumu#
3. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) <sze>
4. 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(ban2) ziz2 babbar2#
5. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# [ziz2] gu2-nida#
6. sa2-du11#-am6
7. 1(u@c) sze
8. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
column 3
1. ziz2# bala-bi [2(asz@c)] 2(barig@c)
2. ziz2# [bar]-bi#-gal2-am6
3. [sze]-ba# sze ninda# ziz2 ninda
4. lu2# {d#}ba#-ba6#-ke4#-ne-kam
5. [1(u@c)] 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze
6. sze#-ba lu2# di4-di4-<la>-ne-kam
reverse
column 1
1. gu2-an-sze3 5(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 5(u@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
4. sze-ba sze ninda ziz2 ninda
column 2
1. {d}ba-ba6
2. sa6-sa6
3. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4. lugal
5. lagasz{ki}-ka
6. iti amar-a-a-si-ga
7. en-ig-gal
8. nu-banda3
9. ganun kiri6-ta
column 3
1. e-ne-ba 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
2. lu2 szuku dab5-ba
3. 5(disz@t) ba-am6
4. lu2 iti-da-ke4
5. 1(u) 2(disz@t) ba#-am6

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 71.0 high × 70.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv-- small gouges in cols. 2 and 3.
  • Join Information:
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: summary of expenditures for grain rations, regular offerings etc)
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 3

    [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: OrSP 34/35 (pp. 1-129), 37f.

    [Deimel1928OrSP34] Deimel, P. Anton. 1928. “Die Lohnlisten Aus Der Zeit Urukaginas Una Seines Vorgängers.” Orientalia SP 34/35 (November): 1–129.

  • history: OrSP 43/44 (pp. 89-131), 123

    [Deimel1929OrSP43/44] Deimel, P. Anton. 1929. “Še-Ba Gìm-Dumu-TUR-TUR-La-Ne.” Orientalia SP 43/44: 89–131.

  • history: OLZ 21 (pp. 180-185), 181f.

    [Förtsch1918OLZ21] Förtsch, Wilhelm. 1918. “Review: Mary Hussey, Tablets in the Harvard Semitic Museum; Part 1.” Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 21: 180–85.

  • history: FAOS 15/2, 2

    [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 1903.11.005
  • Accession No.: 03570 (SM catalogue: 0858)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.02.05b.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-13 at 19:15:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 16:04:09 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:18:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 15:03:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 11:11:29 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-17 at 11:00:50 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-01 at 16:39:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2007-07-15 at 00:30:23 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2007-03-26 at 18:08:29 Johnson, J. Cale Atf Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:47 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, 03 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 13, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221312.
HSS 03, 03 artifact entry (No. P221312). (2024, October 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221312 (Original work published 2003)
HSS 03, 03 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221312 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 13},
	title = {HSS 03, 03 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221312},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221312},
}


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