HSS 03, 29 (P221338)

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 1903.11.006

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa expends grain rations (še-ba) for sea-fishermen (šu-ku6-ab-ba))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

63.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba 1(barig@c)
 de: 12 Personen mit (monatlichen) Gersterationen zu je 1 barig,
2. 1(asz@c) ugula 2(barig@c)
 de: 1 Aufseher zu 2 barig
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c)! gur saggal
 de: die dazugehörige Gerste: 3 Hauptkor, 2 barig.
4. ne-sag
 de: (Verantwortlich:) Nesag.
5. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
 de: 14 Personen zu je 1 barig,
6. 1(asz@c) ugula 2(barig@c)
 de: 1 Aufseher zu 2 barig,
7. sze-bi 4(asz@c)
 de: die dazugehörige Gerste: 4 (Hauptkor).
column 2
1. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
 de: (Verantwortlich:) Lugal-ša-la-tuku.
2. 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
 de: 5 Personen zu je 1 barig,
3. 1(asz@c) ugula 2(barig@c)
 de: 1 Aufseher zu 2 barig,
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) szubur
 de: die dazugehörige Gerste: 2 (Hauptkor) minus 1 barig, (verantwortlich:) Šubur.
5. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
 de: 4 Personen zu je 1 barig,
6. sze-bi 1(asz@c) amar-{d}nam2-nun
 de: die dazugehörige Gerste: 1 (Hauptkor), (verantwortlich:) Amar-Namnun.
7. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
 de: 2 Personen zu je 1 barig,
column 3
1. sze-bi 2(barig@c) gala-tur
 de: die dazugehörige Gerste: 2 barig, verantwortlich:) Gala-tur.
2. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
 de: 2 Personen zu je 1 barig,
3. sze-bi 2(barig@c) sag-hab2-ba
 de: die dazugehörige Gerste: 2 barig, (verantwortlich:) Sag-haba
4. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
 de: Zusammen: 3 Personen zu je 2 barig,
reverse
column 1
1. 4(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
 de: 40 minus 1 Personen zu je 1 barig.
  blank space
column 2
1. gu2-an-sze3 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
 de: Insgesamt: 42 Personen mit kleinen und großen Gersterationen,
2. sze-bi 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gur saggal
 de: die dazugehörige Gerste: 11 Hauptkor, 1 barig.
3. sze-ba szu-ku6 ab-ba
 de: Gersterationen der SeeFischer
4. {d}ba-ba6-ke4-ne
 de: der Baba.
column 3
1. sa6-sa6
 de: (gez.) Sasa,
2. dam URU-KA-gi-na
 de: die Frau des UruKAgina,
3. lugal
 de: des Königs
4. lagasz{ki}-ka
 de: von Lagasch;
5. en-ig-gal
 de: Eniggal,
6. nu-banda3
 de: der Generalverwalter,
7. ganun kiri6-ta
 de: aus dem Gartenspeicher
8. e-ne-ba 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
 de: teilte (sie) ihnen zu, (Jahr) 4,
9. 4(disz@t) ba-am6
 de: 4. (monatliche) Verteilung.

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 63.0 high × 62.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description: complete.
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: Sasa expends grain rations (še-ba) for sea-fishermen (šu-ku6-ab-ba))
  • Language(s): Sumerian

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 29

    [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, 28

    [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.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 102-103

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1903.11.006
  • Accession No.: 03571 (SM catalogue: 0859)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.04b.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:45:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-04-23 at 16:59:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-06 at 15:41:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-03-14 at 16:45:06 Andersson, Jakob Atf Andersson, Jakob CDLI approved View
2008-03-14 at 16:44:22 CDLI Atf CDLI 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, 29 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221338.
HSS 03, 29 artifact entry (No. P221338). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221338
HSS 03, 29 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221338 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 29 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221338},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221338},
}


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