HSS 03, 22 (P221331)

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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Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East, Harvard University, Cambridge, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

SM 1904.04.012

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 slave women and their children (geme2-dumu))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

135.0 mm × 134.0 mm × 25.0 mm

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tablet
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) sze-ba
2. sa6-sa6
3. 2(asz@c)# dumu# nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c)# [dumu] munus 2(ban2@c)
5. mu-na-tam-me
6. 2(ban2@c)# dumu nita
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 4(ban2@c)# nin-ama-na
9. 4(ban2@c) za-na
10. 4(ban2@c) nin-e2-unu{ki}-ga-nir-gal2
11. 3(ban2@c) a-ra2-nu2
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
13. [3(ban2@c) e2-ki]-DU#-[DU]-mu#
14. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
15. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
16. [3(ban2@c) nin-ku3-su]
17. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
18. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
19. [3(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2]
20. [3(ban2@c) gan-{d}lamma]
column 2
1. 3(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3
2. 3(ban2@c) nin-ra-a-na-gu-lu5
3. 3(ban2@c)# nin-iri-da-kusz2
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
7. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3
8. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
10. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
11. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
12. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
13. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
14. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
15. 3(ban2@c) iri-na-a-na-gu-lu5
16. [sag]-dub# me#
17. [3(ban2@c) bara2-u4-su3-sze3]
18. [gu2-ba-kam]
20. [3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
4. 8(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
5. 7(asz@c) sza3#-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) gur saggal
7. geszgal#-si
8. 4(ban2@c) ZUM#
9. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-su-da
10. 4(ban2@c) gu#-u9
11. 4(ban2@c)# nin-al#-sa6
12. 4(ban2@c) da-na
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 3(ban2@c)# nin-da-nu-me-a
15. 3(ban2@c)! nin-u3-ma
16. [2(ban2@c) dumu] nita#
17. [2(ban2@c)] dumu# munus
18. [3(ban2@c)] ama-bi-a#-ra2-nu2
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
2. 3(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga#
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
5. 3(ban2@c) kisz-a-bi2-tusz
6. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
7. 3(ban2@c) e2-nun-ne2
8. 3(ban2@c)# geme2#-e2-dam
9. 3(ban2@c) tasz3-ni#-tum
10. 3(ban2@c) igi-bar#-lu2#-ti
11. [3(ban2@c)] nin#-bara2#-ge
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita#
13. 3(ban2@c)# szesz-an-edin-na
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 3(ban2@c) zi-na
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
18. sag dub-me
19. 3(ban2@c) al-mu-ni-du11
20. gu2-ba-kam
21. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
22. 4(ban2@c) nin-inim-zi-da
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
4. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
5. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
6. sze#-bi# 4(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) nin#-inim-zi-da
7. 4(ban2@c)# ag#-ga#-ga#
8. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin#-mar#[{ki}]-ama#-pa4-pa4
9. 4(ban2@c)# nin#-lu2-mu
10. 3(ban2@c)# KA-sa6
11. 3(ban2@c) ma-ma-tum
12. 3(ban2@c) nin#-e-an-su
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu# nita
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu# munus
15. 3(ban2@c) si-PI-DU
16. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
17. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni#-tum
18. 3(ban2@c) a-am6-ma
19. 3(ban2@c) me-kisal
column 6
1. 3(ban2@c)# me#-me
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 3(ban2@c) szesz-da
4. 3(ban2@c)# nin-mu-da-kusz2
5. sag dub-me
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2#-mu#
7. gu2#-ba-kam
8. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) geme2# 4(ban2@c)
9. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
10. [1(asz@c)] sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
11. [2(asz@c) sza3]-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
12. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
13. 4(ban2@c) si-um-me
14. 4(ban2@c) U2-U2
15. 4(ban2@c) dam#-a-mu
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus#
17. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur#-ama-mu#
18. szu#-nigin2 4(asz@c)# geme2 4(ban2@c)
19. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)#
column 7
1. sze-bi 3(barig@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
2. ki-siki-me
3. 3(ban2@c) nin-tur
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
5. [2(asz@c)] dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
6. 4(ban2@c) szesz-e-a-na-ak
7. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-szer7-zi
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
11. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
12. sag dub-me
13. 3(ban2@c) masz-tur
14. 3(ban2@c) nin#-bara2#-[da]-ri2#
15. 3(disz@t)-kam-ma
16. 3(ban2@c)# nin-sza3-la2-tuku
17. 3(ban2@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
18. lu2 umum-ma-me
column 8
1. 4(ban2@c) sza3-ge#-a-ra2-bi2-du11
2. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
3. 8(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
5. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) ki-gu-me
7. 4(ban2@c) sa-{d}si-bi2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu# nita
9. 4(ban2@c) min#-na-ni
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
12. 4(ban2@c)# nin-ma-de6
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-dingir-mu
15. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
16. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
17. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6#-ig-gal
column 9
1. geme2 sa2-du11# [me]
2. 4(ban2@c) zi#-la-la
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
4. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. 4(ban2@c) sila4-tur
6. 4(ban2@c) nin#-da-nu#-me-a
7. 4(ban2@c) za-na
8. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
9. 4(ban2@c) ha-szi
10. 4(ban2@c) NI-su#-ba
11. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga#
12. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
14. 4(ban2@c) nin-edin-ne2
15. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
16. 4(ban2@c) ama-tur
reverse
column 1
1. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
2. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-ba-ba
4. 4(ban2@c) sal-la
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
6. 2(asz@c) nu-siki# nita 3(ban2@c)
7. geme2 bar-bi gal2-me
8. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
9. 2(asz@c) nu-siki# nita 3(ban2@c)
10. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
11. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus# 2(ban2@c)
12. sze-bi 5(asz@c) <la2> 2(ban2@c) ur2-mud
13. agrig
14. 4(ban2@c) sun2-ama-mu
15. 4(ban2@c) sig4-ga2-na#-gi4*
16. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-ezem-me-he2-gam-gam
2. 4(ban2@c) nin-kas4-il2-il2
3. 4(ban2@c) uszur3-gin7-du10
4. munus-me
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2-gil-sa
6. u2-bil-am6
7. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
9. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
10. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6#-li2
11. 4(ban2@c) za-na
12. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
14. 4(ban2@c) nam-iri-na#-sze3
15. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
16. 4(ban2@c) nin-nig2-u-mu#
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
4. munus-me
5. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ad-da
6. munu4#* gaz#-am6
7. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
10. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
11. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
12. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
13. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
14. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-kusz2
15. 4(ban2@c) an-da-ti-e
16. geme2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|#-me
17. 4(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag
column 4
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
2. 2(asz@c) dumu# munus# 2(ban2@c)
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti#-ti
4. 2(ban2@c)# dumu# munus
5. a-ga#-am#-[me]
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
7. gala
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2
9. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
10. 3(ban2@c) SZIM-tusz-sze3
11. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
13. 3(ban2@c) munus-sa6
14. 3(ban2@c) su6-mu2
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku#
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 3(ban2@c) za-na
18. 3(ban2@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
19. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
20. 3(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
21. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
column 5
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus#
2. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-[ba6]-zi-mu#
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita#
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 3(ban2@c) nam-dam
6. geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a <me>
7. 4(ban2@c) sza3-TAR
8. munus-am6
9. gab2-ra szah2 u2-ka-kam
10. 3(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
11. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
13. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
14. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
15. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
16. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-me
17. 3(ban2) szesz-a-mu
18. 2(ban2) dumu nita
19. geme2 masz-kam
column 6
1. lugal-pa-e3
2. sipa szah2
column 7
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 5(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
4. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
5. nita-me
6. 1(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
7. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) geme2 3(ban2@c)
8. 3(u@c) 4(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 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 3(barig@c) <la2> 2(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. sze-ba geme2 dumu
4. u2-rum
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka
10. egir4 iti guru7 im du8-a-ta
11. en#-ig-gal
12. nu-banda3
13. ganun# {d}ba-ba6-ta
column 9
1. e-ne-ba 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
2. 4(disz@t) ba-am6

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Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 135.0 high × 134.0 wide × 25.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: obv. left lower edge missing; right side cracked; effaced. rev.-- right side cracked; top left edge broken.
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa allots grain to slave women and their children (geme2-dumu))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 22

[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, 21

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: SM 1904.04.012
Accession No.: 03616 (SM catalogue: 0890)

Provenience

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

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.05.04b.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-02-17 at 11:36:37	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:09	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-10-21 at 08:07:22	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2011-09-28 at 09:10:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:18	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-06-04 at 16:29:05	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:48	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
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

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“HSS 03, 22 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221331.

HSS 03, 22 artifact entry (No. P221331). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221331

HSS 03, 22 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221331 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).

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	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 22 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221331},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221331},
}

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