HSS 03, 16 (P221325)

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 1904.04.002

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: grain rations to blind workers (igi-nu-du))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

124.0 mm × 127.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. [8(asz@c) igi-nu]-du8# [sze-ba 1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)
2. [1(asz@c)] du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. [sze-bi] 3(asz@c)# gur saggal
4. [dingir-a]-mu#
5. [1(u@c)] la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. [1(asz@c)] du3#-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. [sze]-bi# 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2#-ku4
8. 1(u@c) la2# 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) du3#-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
10. sze-bi# 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e#-ta#-e11
11. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
column 2
1. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-ki#
2. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
5. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
6. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 6(asz@c) ur-szul
8. azlag2
9. 1(barig@c) gala-tur
10. 1(barig@c) en-ku4
11. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
12. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
13. 1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) PAP zi#-mu#-an-da-gal2#
2. nita#-me
3. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-da
4. 1(barig@c) gan-tilla2
5. 1(barig@c) nin-edin#-ne2#
6. 1(barig@c) za-na#
7. munus-me
8. szu#-nigin2 6(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
9. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
10. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ku3
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) pu6-sag
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
14. 1(barig@c) NI-a-a-ama-da-ri2
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) utu-lu2#-sa6-ga
2. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}gaszam
3. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-ra-DU#
4. 1(barig@c) a2-ag2#-ga2#-ni
5. nita-me
6. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}ba-ba6-mu-tu
7. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4#-[{d}]inanna#-da-gal#-di
8. [1(barig@c) {d}]nin#-szubur#-ama-mu
9. 1(barig@c) nin-igi-tab-mu
10. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
11. 1(barig@c) nin-tesz2-mu#
12. munus-me
13. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
14. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
15. 6(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
16. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c)
column 5
1. lugal-sipa
2. 1(barig@c) nir#-an-da#-gal2
3. 1(barig@c) szu-na
4. 1(barig@c) en-ku3#
5. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2#-su#-tesz2#-mu
6. nita-me
7. 1(barig@c) nin#-al#-mah
8. 1(barig@c) nin-bara2#-[da]-ri2
9. 1(barig@c) nin#-masz-e
10. [1(barig@c) {d}ba]-ba6-zi-mu#
11. 1(barig@c) [pa4-pa4]-zi#-mu#
12. [munus]-me
13. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
14. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
15. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
16. il2-me
17. 2(barig@c) nita-zi
column 6
1. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
2. 1(barig@c) lugal-ga2
3. 1(barig@c) bu3-bu3#-ga2-ni-du10
4. 4(ban2@c) lugal-inim#-gi-na#
5. sagi-me
6. 4(ban2@c) ur-{d}ba#-ba6
7. muhaldim
8. 4(ban2@c) lugal#-surx(ERIM)-re2-ki-ag2
9. sukkal
10. 4(ban2@c)# igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
11. lu2# e2 ninda-ka
12. 1(barig@c) ur2-ni
13. 1(barig@c) lugal#-tesz2-mu
14. lu2 a-kum2-me
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10
16. dub-sar
column 7
1. 1(barig@c) dingir-al-sa6
2. nita-am6
3. 4(ban2) {d}inanna-menx(|GA2xEN|)-zi-pa4-pa4
4. munus-am6
5. szu-i2-me
6. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
7. gab2-dan6
8. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
9. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
11. 4(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
12. 1(disz@t) munus 4(ban2@c)
13. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2) sza3 dub e2-gal
14. 4(ban2@c) {d}en-lil2-da
15. 4(ban2@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu
16. simug-me
column 8
1. 1(barig@c) sipa-lagasz<{ki}>-ki-ag2
2. 1(barig@c) i7-mud
3. aszgab-me
4. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
5. 1(barig@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2#-du11
6. tug2-du8-me
7. gesz-kin-ti-me
8. [4(ban2)] nam#-mah#
9. 4(ban2) nig2-gur11-kur-ra
10. 4(ban2) e-ta-e11
11. 4(ban2) ur-ki
12. 4(ban2@c) zi-mu#-an-da-gal2
reverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2) igi-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
2. 4(ban2) ur-{d}pa-bil3#-sag
3. i3-du8-me
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) bara2-zi-sza3-gal2#
5. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
6. 1(barig) e-ta-e11
7. gab2-ra masz#
8. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
10. en-DU#
11. 2(asz@c) lu2# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. lugal#-da-nu-me-a
column 2
1. sipa udu siki-ka-me
2. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
3. gab2-ra
4. ur-{d}en-ki
5. [sipa] gu4-ka
6. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
7. gir2#-nun
8. gab2-kas4
9. 1(barig@c) dingir-sipa
10. gab2-ra
11. gu4 tur-tur-ra#
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-i3-nun
13. 1(barig@c) ab-ba
14. elam
15. 4(ban2@c) lugal-a-mu
16. 3(ban2@c) nin-e-an#-su
17. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) za-na
2. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) U2-U2
3. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
4. ma2-lah5
5. 2(barig@c) lugal-uszur3-ra-nu2#
6. a-da-ba
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}esz3-ir-nun
8. nar-me
9. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
10. 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 8(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
12. 8(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)
13. 2(asz@c) lu2# 2(ban2@c)
14. nita-me
15. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
16. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
column 4
1. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) 2(barig) 2(ban2) sza3 dub didli
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 5(u@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 1(u@c)# 2(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
7. nita-me
8. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus 4(ban2@c)#
10. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
column 6
1. gu2#-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c)# <4(disz@t)> lu2 tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 4(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)# gur saggal
3. sze#-ba igi-nu#-du8# sza3-dub# didli#
4. [{d}ba-ba6]
5. [URU-KA-gi-na]
6. [ensi2]
7. [lagasz{ki}]
8. [iti ...]
column 7
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. e2-ki-sal4-la#-ta
4. e#-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 6(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 124.0 high × 127.0 wide × 24.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv. top left broken off; also rev. bottom left. cracked and flaking.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 16

    [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, 15

    [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 1904.04.002
  • Accession No.: 03606 (SM catalogue: 0880)

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

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_e.01.06b.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-17 at 11:33:34 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-25 at 08:59:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-08-22 at 14:46:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-03 at 20:58:00 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, 16 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221325.
HSS 03, 16 artifact entry (No. P221325). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221325
HSS 03, 16 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221325 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221325},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221325},
}


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