HSS 03, 08 (P221317)

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 1903.11.001

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa expends grain rations (še-ba) to the men getting allotment plots (lu2-šuku-dab5-ba))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

126.0 mm × 126.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. [5(asz@c)] lu2# sze-ba 2(barig@c)
2. engar# ki-gub-me
3. 6(asz@c)# lu2 2(barig@c)
4. dal-muszen-me
5. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}en-ki
6. 1(barig@c) za3-mu
7. 1(barig@c) ur#-du6
8. 1(barig@c) lugal-uszur3-ra
9. lu2 didli-me
10. 2(barig@c) ur-sag
11. gal-UN
12. sze-bi 7(asz@c) gur saggal
13. ur-sag
14. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c)# lu2 2(barig@c)
column 2
1. [sze]-bi# 8(asz@c)# ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
2. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
4. 1(barig@c) gab2-ra-ni
5. inim-du11
6. 1(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
7. sze-bi 5(asz@c)
8. e2-nam#
9. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
10. [sze-bi] 7(asz@c)#
11. szesz-lu2-du10
12. 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)#
13. [sze-bi] 3(asz@c)
14. [e2-me-lam2]-su3
15. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
column 3
1. [1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)]
2. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
3. inim-ma-ni-zi
4. RU-lugal-me
5. 2(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
6. sze-bi 1(u@c) amar-ki
7. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
8. sze#-bi 7(asz@c) dam-dingir-mu#
9. aga3#-us2-me
10. 5(asz@c) lu2 [2(barig@c)]
11. 2(asz@c) lu2# [1(barig@c)]
12. [sze-bi] 3(asz@c)
13. gab2#-[kas4]
14. 2(barig@c) [za3-mu]
15. 2(barig@c) lugal#-mu#
16. [sipa ansze surx(ERIM)-ka]-me
column 4
1. [2(asz@c) simug 2(barig@c)]
2. [2(asz@c) nagar 2(barig@c)]
3. 1(asz@c) nagar 1(barig@c)
4. 2(asz@c) aszgab 2(barig@c)
5. 3(asz@c) ad-kup4# 2(barig@c)
6. 2(asz@c) tug2-du8 2(barig@c)
7. 1(asz@c) zadim 1(barig@c)
8. 1(barig@c) za3-mu
9. szagan#-kesz2#
10. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c)#? [x] lu2# 1(barig@c)#
11. 2(barig@c) [ugula]
12. [sze]-bi 4(asz@c) [la2 1(barig@c)]
13. [ma2-lah5-me]
14. [amar-ezem]
15. 3(asz@c) lu2# [tir] 1(barig@c)#
16. 1(asz@c) lu2-[{gesz}]szinig# 1(barig@c)
17. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
18. sanga e2-gal
19. sze-bi 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gesz#-kin-[ti]-me
column 5
1. [4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)]
2. [sze-bi 2(asz@c)]
3. sipa an-sze szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}-me
4. 1(barig@c) lugal-usz-sux(MUSZ)
5. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}dumu-zi
6. sipa gu4-me
7. 2(barig@c) a2-ne2-kur-ra
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra#-ni
9. 2(barig@c)# sag#-mu-ab#-tuku
10. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) gab2#-[ra-ni]
11. 1(u@c) lu2# [1(barig@c)]
12. 2(barig@c)# [ugula]
13. [sze]-bi# 3(asz@c)# e2-i3-gara2-su3
14. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
15. 2(barig@c) ugula#
16. sze-bi 3(asz@c)# la2 1(barig@c) u2-[du]
column 6
1. [1(barig@c) ur-pu6-sag]
2. [1(barig@c)] amar-kuara#[{ki}]
3. 1(barig@c) gir2-su-[ki]-du10
4. szu-ku6# a du10-ga#-me
5. 2(barig@c) nigar#-mud#
6. 1(asz@c)! gab2#-ra#-ni
7. 2(barig@c) en-DU
8. 2(barig@c) gab2-ra#-ni
9. 2(barig@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
10. sipa# <udu> siki-ka-me
11. 4(asz@c)# lu2 2(barig@c)
12. sze-bi 2(asz@c) ugula il2-me
13. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
14. 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
15. [sze-bi] 2(asz@c)# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 7
1. [nu-kiri6-me]
2. 4(asz@c)# [lu2 2(barig@c)]
3. [sze]-bi [2(asz@c)] ur-szul#
4. 2(asz@c) lu2# [2(barig@c)]
5. 1(asz@c) lu2# [1(barig@c)]
6. sze-bi 1(asz@c) [1(barig@c)] amar-ezem#
7. 3(asz@c) lu2# 2(barig@c)
8. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e-ta-e11
9. azlag3 <me>
10. 2(barig@c) geszgal-si
11. 2(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
12. ugula ki siki-ka-me
13. 2(barig@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
reverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. sze-bi 2(asz@c)
3. amar-giri16{ki}
4. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
5. 2(barig@c) ur2-mud
6. 2(barig@c) bara2#-zi#-sza3-gal2#
7. agrig [me]
8. 2(barig@c) lugal-pa-e3
9. sipa szah2
10. 2(barig@c) en-ig#-[gal]
11. nu-banda3#
12. 2(barig@c) ki2-num#
13. ka-szagan#
14. 2(barig@c) nita#-zi#
15. sagi#
16. [2(barig@c) amar-giri16{ki}]
column 2
1. muhaldim
2. 2(barig@c) en#-uszur3-re2
3. lu2 e2 ninda-ka
4. 2(barig@c) ha-ma-ti
5. 2(barig@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
6. 2(barig@c) szesz-kur-ra
7. 1(barig@c) lugal-mu-da-kusz2
8. muhaldim-me
9. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
10. sukkal
11. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
12. i3-du8
13. 3(asz@c) gab2-dan6# 2(barig@c)#
14. [2(barig@c) en-na-u4-mu]
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) szesz-tur
2. 2(barig@c) en-DU
3. lu2 igi-nigin2 didli
4. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2
5. lu2 zi-ga
6. 2(barig@c) ur#-dam
7. lu2# esz2-gid2
8. 2(barig@c) a-ba#-sa2
9. 2(barig@c) en-bi
10. 2(barig@c) amar-giri16{ki}
11. dub-sar-me
12. 7(asz@c) bahar2 1(barig@c)
13. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) i7-mud
14. 2(barig@c) urix(LAK526)
15. gab2-ra udu nig2-gu7-a
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(gesz2@c) 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
column 5
1. gu2#-an-sze3 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) <1(disz@t)> lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 2(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# 2(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. sze-<ba> lu2 szuku dab5-ba
4. {d}ba#-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi#-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz#[{ki}-ka]
9. [iti ezem-munu4-gu7]
column 6
1. {d}nansze-ka
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. ganun kiri6-ta
5. e-ne-ba 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. 1(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 126.0 high × 126.0 wide × 26.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: chip top left of obv; many cols. effaced; rev. bottom left broken; bottom right edge broken and cracked.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa expends grain rations (še-ba) to the men getting allotment plots (lu2-šuku-dab5-ba))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 8

    [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, 7

    [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 1903.11.001
  • Accession No.: 03566 (SM catalogue: 0854)

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

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.01b.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-17 at 11:35:08 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-09-29 at 08:10:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-02 at 15:25:36 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 08 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221317.
HSS 03, 08 artifact entry (No. P221317). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221317
HSS 03, 08 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221317 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221317},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221317},
}


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