HSS 03, 10 (P221319)

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 1904.04.009

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Eniggal distributes grain (še-ba))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

123.0 mm × 122.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
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-nu2
9. 1(barig@c) amar-ezem
10. 2(barig@c) ur-sag
11. gal#-ug3#
12. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur saggal
column 2
1. ur-sag
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. sze#-bi# 8(asz@c)# ur#-[{d}]{sze3#}[szer7]-da
4. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2# 2(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 8(asz@c)#? [2(barig@c)]
6. 1(barig@c) gab2-[ra]-ni#
7. inim-du11#
8. 1(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
9. sze-bi# 5(asz@c)# e2-nam#
10. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
11. sze-bi 7(asz@c)# szesz-lu2#-du10
12. 6(asz@c)# lu2 2(barig@c)
13. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
column 3
1. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e2-me#-lam2-su3#
2. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c)# lu2 2(barig@c)
3. [sze-bi 6(asz@c)] 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. 1(asz@c) lu2# 1(barig@c)
9. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) dam-dingir-mu
10. aga3#-us2-me
11. 6(asz@c)# lu2 2(barig@c)
12. sze-[bi] 3(asz@c)# gir2-nun
13. gab2-kas4
column 4
1. 2(barig@c) za3-mu
2. 2(barig@c) lugal-mu-da-kusz2
3. sipa ansze# surx(ERIM)-ka-me
4. 2(asz@c) simug 2(barig@c)
5. 2(asz@c) nagar 2(barig@c)
6. 1(asz@c) nagar 1(barig@c)
7. 2(asz@c) aszgab 2(barig@c)
8. 3(asz@c) ad-kup4# 2(barig@c)
9. 2(asz@c) tug2#-du8 2(barig@c)
10. 1(asz@c) zadim [1(barig@c)]
11. 1(barig@c) za3#-mu
12. szagan#-kesz2#
13. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2# 1(barig@c)
14. 2(barig@c) ugula
15. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) ma2-lah5-me
16. amar#-ezem#
17. 3(asz@c)# lu2# tir 1(barig@c)
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) lu2# [{gesz}]szinig# 1(barig@c)
2. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
3. sanga# e2-gal
4. sze-bi 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gesz-kin#-ti <me>
5. 4(asz@c) lu2# 2(barig@c)
6. sze-bi 2(asz@c) sipa szaganx(AMA){sza#:gan}-me
7. 1(barig@c) lugal-usz-sux(MUSZ)
8. 1(barig@c)# ur#-{d}dumu-zi
9. sipa# gu4 tur#-tur-me
10. 2(barig@c)# a2-ne2-kur-ra
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# gab2-ra-ni
12. 2(barig@c) sag-ga2-tuku-a
13. 1(barig@c) [2(ban2@c)] gab2#-ra#-ni
column 6
1. 1(u@c) lu2# 1(barig@c)
2. 2(barig@c) ugula
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) e2-i3-gara2-su3
4. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 2(barig@c) ugula
6. sze-bi# 3(asz@c) la2# 1(barig@c) u2-du
7. 1(barig@c) ur-pu6-sag
8. 1(barig@c) amar-kuara{ki}
9. 1(barig@c)# gir2#-su-ki-du10
10. szu-ku6 a du10-ga-me
11. 2(barig@c) nigar-mud
12. 2(asz@c) gab2-ra-ni 2(barig@c)
13. [2(barig@c)] en#-DU
14. 2(barig@c) gab2-ra-ni
column 7
1. 2(barig@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
2. sipa udu siki-ka-me
3. 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) ugula il2-me
5. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
6. 5(asz@c)# lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi# [2(asz@c)] 4(ban2@c) nu-kiri6-me
8. 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
9. sze-bi 2(asz@c) ur-szul
10. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
11. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
12. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) amar-ezem
13. 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
reverse
column 1
1. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e-ta-e11
2. azlag3-me
3. 2(barig@c) geszgal-si
4. 2(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
5. ugula ki siki-ka-me
6. 2(barig@c) lugal-pa-e3
7. sipa# szah2
8. 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
9. sze-bi 2(asz@c) amar-giri16#{ki#}
10. 2(barig@c) i3-li2#-be6-li2
11. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) ur2-mud
2. 1(barig@c) u2-bil-ni
3. 2(barig@c) bara2-zi
4. agrig#-me
5. 2(barig@c) en-ig-gal
6. nu-banda3
7. 2(barig@c) ki2-num#
8. ka-szagan
9. 2(barig@c) nita-zi
10. sagi
11. 2(barig@c) amar-giri16{ki}
12. muhaldim
13. 2(barig@c) en-uszur3?-re2
14. lu2# e2-nig2#-ka
15. 2(barig@c) ha-ma-ti
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
2. 2(barig@c) szesz-kur-ra
3. 1(barig@c) lugal-mu#-da-kusz2
4. muhaldim#-me
5. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-[gir2]-su#-lu2#-mu
6. sukkal
7. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
8. i3-du8
9. 3(asz@c) gab2-dan6 2(barig@c)
10. [2(barig@c)] en-na#-u4-mu#
11. 2(barig@c) szesz-tur
12. 2(barig@c)# en#-DU
13. lu2 igi-nigin2 didli <me>
column 4
1. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-mu2
2. lu2# zi-ga
3. [2(barig)] ur-dam#
4. lu2 esz2#-gid2
5. 2(barig@c) a-ba-sa2
6. 2(barig@c)# en#-bi
7. 2(barig@c) amar-giri16#
8. dub-sar me#
9. 7(asz@c)# bahar2 1(barig@c)
10. sze#-bi 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) i7-mud
11. 2(barig@c) urix(LAK526)
12. gab2-ra udu nig2-gu7-a#
column 5
  column blank
column 6
1. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)#? [x] 1(disz@t) lu2# [2(barig@c)]
2. 7(asz@c)# lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(gesz2@c) [x] 4(asz@c)#? lu2# 1(barig@c)
column 7
1. gu2-an-sze3 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah#-ba
2. sze-bi# 2(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) 2(barig) 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-{d}ba-ba6-ka
column 8
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. ganun {d}ba-ba6-ta
4. e-ne-ba 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 4(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 123.0 high × 122.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv. gouged, cracked and worn. rev.--worn; cracked.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 10

    [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, 9

    [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 1904.04.009
  • Accession No.: 03613 (SM catalogue: 0887)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.04b.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-09-29 at 08:17:57 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 15:46:03 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, 10 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221319.
HSS 03, 10 artifact entry (No. P221319). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221319
HSS 03, 10 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221319 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 10 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221319},
}


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