HSS 03, 20 (P221329)

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 1904.04.008

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: allotments of grain (še-ba) for the slave-women and children of bau (geme2-dumu))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

127.0 mm × 128.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. [4(ban2@c)] sze#-ba
2. ZUM
3. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-mu-su-da
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-al-sa6
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 3(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-ra2-nu2
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
12. 3(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
13. 3(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. 3(ban2@c) gu-u9
column 2
1. 3(ban2@c) zi#-zi
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4. 3(ban2@c) KA-sa6
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
6. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
7. 3(ban2@c) kisz-a-bi2-tusz
8. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
9. 3(ban2@c) e2-nun-ne2
10. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-dam
11. 3(ban2@c) tasz3-ni-tum
12. sag dub-me
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-ge
14. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti
15. 3(ban2@c) szesz-an-edin-na
column 3
1. 3(ban2@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
2. 3(ban2@c) szesz-tesz2-mu
3. gu2-ba-me
4. 1(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
6. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
7. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) nu#-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) nu#-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
10. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
11. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
12. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) gur saggal
13. ma-al-ga
14. 4(ban2@c) ba-ba-e
column 4
1. 4(ban2@c) na-na
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 4(ban2@c) ma-ma-tum
4. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga
5. 4(ban2@c) a-am6-ma
6. 4(ban2@c) si-PI-DU
7. 4(ban2@c) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
8. 4(ban2@c) ma-ma-ni
9. 4(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
10. 4(ban2@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-ra-DU
11. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
13. 4(ban2@c) me-kisal-le
14. 4(ban2@c) me-me#
15. 2(ban2@c) [dumu] munus
16. [4(ban2@c) {d}]nin#-mar-ama-pa4-pa4#
17. [4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a]
column 5
1. sag dub#-me
2. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
3. 4(ban2@c) gan-ezem
4. gu2-ba-me
5. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
7. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
8. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 2(ban2) {d#}nansze#-da-nu-me-a
9. ki-siki-me
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-tur
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
13. 3(ban2@c) szesz-e-a-na#-ak#
14. 2(asz@c) dumu# nita 2(ban2@c)
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-szer7-zi
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. [3(ban2@c)] nin#-bara2-[da]-ri2#
column 6
1. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma#
2. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
5. sze-bi 1(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c) ki#-gu# me#
6. 3(ban2@c) nin#-ab#-gu
7. 3(ban2@c)# zi#-la#-la
8. 3(ban2@c) min-na-ni
9. 3(ban2@c) sa-{d}si-bi2
10. 2(asz@c) dumu nita# 2(ban2@c)
11. 3(ban2@c) [{d}]ba#-ba6-ama#-mu
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
14. 3(ban2@c) nin-ma-de6
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
16. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
17. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-dingir#-mu
column 7
1. 3(ban2@c) nin#-[da]-nu-me-[a]
2. 3(ban2@c) ama-da-nu-sa2
3. 3(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama#-mu
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-igi-tab#-mu
5. szu-[nigin2] 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) geme2# [3(ban2@c)]
6. 3(asz@c) sza3-[du10 nita 2(ban2@c)]
7. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c)# masz-da3
8. dub-sar
9. 3(ban2@c) sun2-ama-mu
10. 3(ban2@c) sig4-ga2-na-gi4
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
12. 3(ban2@c) nin-iri-ezem-me-he2-gam-gam
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-kas4-il2-il2
column 8
1. [3(ban2@c) za-na]
2. 3(ban2@c)# [uszur3]-gin7#-[du10]
3. munus# [me]
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# [e2?-gil-sa]
5. [u2-bil]
6. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ...]
7. 4(ban2@c) [gesz-sza3-ki-du10]
8. umma{ki}-kam#
9. nita-me
10. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) lu2# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) lu2# 4(ban2@c)
12. 6(asz@c) geme2# 3(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
14. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
reverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2@c) za-na
2. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-ti
3. 3(ban2@c) nam-iri-na-sze3
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-[nig2-u-mu]
6. 3(ban2@c) zi#-[li]
7. 3(ban2@c) nin-mu#-da-kusz2#
8. munus [me]
9. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) [ad-da]
10. munu4 gaz#-am6
11. szu-nigin2# 1(asz@c) lu2# [1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)]
12. 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)#
13. [1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)]
14. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) amar-giri16{ki}]
15. [lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me]
column 2
1. [3(ban2@c)] nin#-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)#-ni#-du10
2. {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
3. e-da-ti
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-ba-ba
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7. 3(ban2@c)# sal-la
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. sze-bi 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) en-u4-da-na
10. geme2 kikken-me
11. 3(ban2@c) ga2-ka-nam-he2-ti
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu# nita#
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. geme2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|-kam
15. 3(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag#
16. 2(asz@c) [dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
17. [3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti]
18. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
19. [a-ga-am-me]
column 3
1. [3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10]
2. [gala]
3. 3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
6. 3(ban2@c)#? nin#-lum-ma-ki-ag2
7. 3(ban2@c) SZIM-tusz-sze3
8. 3(ban2@c) munus-sa6
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-gal#-lam
11. 3(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
12. 3(ban2@c) su6-mu2
13. 3(ban2@c) e2-ki-be2-gi4
14. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
15. 3(ban2@c) dam-a#-mu
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6#-ig-gal#
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu# munus
column 4
1. [3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku]
2. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
3. 3(ban2@c) za-na#
4. 3(ban2@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
6. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 4(ban2@c)
7. 4(ban2@c) ne#-sag#
8. [a]-dun
9. umma{ki}-kam
10. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
12. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
13. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
14. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
15. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) geme2 szah2# nig2-gu7-a-me
16. 3(ban2@c) szesz#-a-mu
column 5
1. [geme2 masz-kam]
2. lugal#-pa-e3
3. sipa szah2
column 6
1. [szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)]
2. 2(asz@c)# lu2# 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
5. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
6. nita me#
7. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) geme2# 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
9. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2 2(ban2@c)
column 7
1. gu2-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. sze-ba geme2 dumu
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. URU-KA-gi-na
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ke4
8. iti siki-ba-a#
9. [{d}ba-ba6]
10. [... ta]
column 8
1. [e-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)]
2. 8(disz@t) ba-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 127.0 high × 128.0 wide × 26.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: obv.-- top, bottom and right edges damaged. rev.-- bottom and top edges broken off; cracked.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: allotments of grain (še-ba) for the slave-women and children of bau (geme2-dumu))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 20

    [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, 19

    [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 1904.04.008
  • Accession No.: 03612 (SM catalogue: 0886)

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

  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_e.01.08b.00 ?
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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 13:10:10 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
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2008-10-09 at 16:04:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-04 at 16:03:46 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, 20 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221329.
HSS 03, 20 artifact entry (No. P221329). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221329
HSS 03, 20 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221329 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 20 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221329},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221329},
}


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