HSS 03, 17 (P221326)

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 1904.04.010

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa allots grain to the blind workers and 'coolies' (še-ba igi-nu-du8 il2))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

127.0 mm × 126.0 mm × 25.0 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)
3. 1(asz@c) nu-kiri6 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) nu-kiri6 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) gur saggal
6. dingir-a-mu
7. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5] 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) [e2-ku4]
11. [6(asz@c) igi-nu]-du8# [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
12. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)]
13. [sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e]-ta#-e11
14. [7(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
2. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) ur-ki
3. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
6. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) nimgir-abzu
9. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) nimgir-abzu
10. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
11. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
12. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2) ur-szul
13. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) igi-nu-du8# 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
14. [sze]-bi# 8(asz@c) [amar]-ezem#
column 3
1. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
3. igi-nu-du8 gesz-kin-ti-me
4. 1(barig@c) {d}en-lil2-bad3
5. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-bad3
6. 1(barig@c) szu-na
7. nita me#
8. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-ni-sze3-nu-kar2-kar2
9. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin#-na
10. 1(barig@c) nin-nu-nam-szita
11. 1(barig@c) nin-gil-sa
12. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
13. 1(barig@c) nin-sza3#-la2-tuku#
14. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
column 4
1. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
2. 1(barig@c) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-ni-sze3-nu-kar2-kar2
4. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
6. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
7. munus-me
8. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
9. 1(u@c) munus 1(barig@c)
10. sze#-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
11. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)# gala-tur
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# en-kur-ra#-[a]-ra2#-nu2
13. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du#-lu2#-sa6-ga
14. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
15. 1(barig@c) nir-an-da-gal2
16. 1(barig@c) zi-mu
17. nita-me
18. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-ra-ki-ag2
column 5
1. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
2. 1(barig@c) za-na
3. munus-me
4. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 4(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
7. 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
8. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ku3
9. 1(barig@c)# [2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4]
10. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nansze]-lu2-sa6#-ga#
11. 1(barig@c)# ur#-{d}gaszam#
12. 1(barig@c) {d}utu-lu2-sa6-ga
13. nita-me
14. 1(barig@c)# {d}inanna-da-gal-di
15. 1(barig@c) gan#-tilla2
16. 1(barig@c) nin#-tesz2-mu
17. munus-me
18. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
19. 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
20. 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
column 6
1. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) lugal-sipa
2. 1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2
3. 1(barig@c) en-ku3#
4. 1(barig@c) [{d}]nin#-gir2#-[su]-tesz2#-mu#
5. nita#-me
6. [1(barig@c)] nig2#-banda3{da}
7. [1(barig@c)] nin#-lu2-mu
8. [1(barig@c)] nin#-bara2-da#-ri2
9. 1(barig@c)# nin#-masz-e
10. 1(barig@c)# pa4#-pa4-zi#-mu
11. 1(barig@c) e#-da-nam
12. munus-me
13. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
14. 6(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. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
18. 1(barig@c) lugal#-ga2
column 7
1. 1(barig@c) {d}[ba-ba6]-lu2-[sa6]-ga
2. 1(barig@c) bu3-bu3-ga2-ni#-du10#
3. 1(barig@c) lugal-inim-gi-na
4. sagi-me
5. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. 1(barig@c) mu-ni-uri3
7. 1(barig@c) {d#}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
8. muhaldim-me
9. 1(barig@c) lugal-surx(ERIM)-ki-ag2
10. 1(barig@c) nam-mah-ni
11. sukkal-me
12. 4(ban2@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
13. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
14. lu2-e2-nig2-ka-me
15. 1(barig@c) nig2-du7-pa-e3
16. [1(barig@c) nir]-an#-[da]-gal2#
column 8
1. [lu2 e2]-sza3#-ga-me
2. 2(barig@c) e2-mete
3. 2(barig@c) nin#-al#-sa6#
4. 1(barig@c) nin#-si-sa2#
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
6. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
7. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
8. ar3-du2-me
9. 1(barig@c) ur2-ni
10. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
11. lu2 a-kum2-<<disz>>-me
12. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-da-gal-di
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-sza3
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10
16. dub-sar-me
17. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) dingir-al-sa6
reverse
column 1
1. nita-am6
2. 4(ban2@c) me-me
3. munus-am6
4. szu#-i-me
5. U2-U2
6. e-da-se12
7. 1(barig@c) dingir-igi-du
8. lu2 alan
9. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
10. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
12. 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
14. 2(asz@c) munus 2(barig@c)
15. 1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
16. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
17. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
18. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 3(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sza3 dub e2-gal-kam
19. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# {d}en#-[lil2-da]
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu
2. szubur-da
3. e-da-se12
4. 1(barig@c)# lugal-pirig-tur
5. 1(barig@c) lugal-lagasz{ki}
6. 1(barig@c) szu-asz3
7. 1(barig@c) en-ku4
8. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}pa-bil3-sag
9. nig2-lu2-nu-tum2
10. e-da-se12
11. simug-me
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sipa-lagasz{ki}-ki-ag2
13. 1(barig@c) i7-mud
14. aszgab-me
15. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. nagar
17. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu
2. tug2-du8-me
3. 1(barig@c) e2-ur2-bi-du10
4. ma2-gin2
5. amar-ezem
6. e-da-ti
7. gesz-kin-ti-me
8. 3(ban2@c) nig2-gur11-kur-ra
9. 3(ban2@c) ur-ki
10. 3(ban2@c) nam-mah
11. 3(ban2@c) igi-{d}ba#-ba6-sze3
12. 3(ban2@c) gub-ba-ni
13. 3(ban2@c) utu-lu2-mu
14. nita-me
15. 3(ban2@c)# nam-szita-mu
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
18. munus-me
19. i3-du8-me
20. 2(barig@c) e-ta-e11
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11!
2. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
3. gab2-ra masz-me
4. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
5. gab2-ra e2-nam
6. sag-apin-ka
7. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. 1(barig@c) en-DU
9. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. lugal#-da#-nu#-me-a#
11. gab2#-ra udu siki-ka#-me
12. 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. gir2#-nun
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-tesz2#-mu
15. 1(barig@c) lugal#-tesz2-mu
16. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
17. ur-ki
18. e-da-se12
19. gab2-kas4-me
20. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2-ki
column 5
1. lugal-mu-da-kusz2
2. sipa ansze-da
3. e-da-ti
4. 1(barig@c) NI-a-a-ama-da-ri2
5. gab2#-ra# en-ku4
6. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}-ka
7. 1(barig@c) ur-esz2-dam#
8. en-ig#-gal
9. nu-banda3
10. e-da-ti
11. 1(barig@c) IM-NI-PA
12. masz-a i3-ti
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-i3-nun
14. nita-me
15. 4(ban2@c) za-na
16. munus-am6
17. [udu nig2]-gu7-a-[ba]-su8#-ge
18. U2-U2
19. kuruszda
20. 1(barig@c) lugal-a-mu
21. amar-gu4-ka i3-ti
column 6
1. U2-U2
2. sanga e2-gal-da
3. e-da-ti
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
5. ma2-lah5
6. 1(barig@c) be2-su#-ga2
7. lu2 szinig
8. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
9. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
11. 6(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
12. nita-me
13. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
14. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
15. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
16. sze-bi 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sza3 dub didli#-[am6]
column 7
1. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
4. 1(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
6. 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
7. 6(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
9. nita-me
10. 2(asz@c) munus 2(barig@c)
11. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
12. 4(asz@c)# munus 4(ban2@c)#
13. 2(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
14. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 8
1. [gu2-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c)] lu2# [sze-ba] tur# mah#-ba#
2. sze#-bi 1(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 il2 sza3-dub didli
4. lu2 u2-rum
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka
10. iti ezem-AB-e3-lagasz{ki}-ka
11. en-ig-gal
12. nu-banda3
column 9
1. [ganun] kiri6#-ta
2. [e]-ne-ba 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
3. 1(u) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 127.0 high × 126.0 wide × 25.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.-- center gouged; left edge missing. right edge cracked.rev.-- cracks, esp. right edge.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa allots grain to the blind workers and 'coolies' (še-ba igi-nu-du8 il2))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 17

    [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, 16

    [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 1904.04.010
  • Accession No.: 03614 (SM catalogue: 0888)

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

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.10b.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

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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
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2011-10-22 at 13:07:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
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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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“HSS 03, 17 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221326.
HSS 03, 17 artifact entry (No. P221326). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221326
HSS 03, 17 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221326 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 17 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221326},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221326},
}


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