HSS 03, 30 (P221339)

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 1904.04.007

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: baragnamtarra gives out grain (še-gar))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

134.0 mm × 133.0 mm × 28.0 mm

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tablet
column 1
1. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) durx(|USZ.ANSZE|)# kunga2# gal-gal#
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. u4 1(disz@t) sze 3(ban2@c)-ta#
4. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) 1(disz@t) i3-diri# nita kunga2
5. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) MUNUS kunga2#
6. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
7. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
8. 3(disz@t) didli#-bi munus kunga2# ansze# mar#
9. u4 1(disz@t) [sze 3(asz@c)] sila3-ta
10. sze-bi# 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gur saggal
11. gir2-nun
column 2
1. gab2#-kas4
2. [1(disz@t) surx(ERIM)] munus# kunga2#
3. [sze-bi 2(asz@c)] 2(barig@c) en#-ig#-gal#
4. nu-banda3
5. 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)# ziz2
6. ziz2# bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
7. 5(asz@c) [sze] bappir3#
8. sze bala#-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
9. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze# munu4
10. nag# ensi2#-ka-kam#
11. 4(asz@c) ziz2# babbar2
12. ziz2# bala#-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)#
13. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# [sze] bappir3#
14. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 3
1. x 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze# [munu4]
2. [sa2-du11] ansze-kam#
3. amar#-giri16{ki}
4. 5(asz@c) sze# titab2#
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# [sze] bappir3#
6. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze [munu4]
7. sa2-du11# kas ge6-kam#
8. i3#-li2-be6-li2
9. [lu2] lungax(|BIxNIG2|)#-me
10. 3(barig@c)# [2(disz@t)?] sila3# [sze] zi3 gu sze# bala-bi#
11. 1(barig@c) sze# zi3 kum4-ma
12. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze <ninda> durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
13. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)# 2(disz@t) sila3 sze naga3# sze# bala#-bi#
14. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# [ziz2] ninda#
15. ziz2 bala#-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida#
2. ziz2 bala#-bi 5(ban2@c)
3. sa2#-du11 e2#-muhaldim-kam#
4. masz-da3
5. dub-sar#
6. [3(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c) ziz2 kas
7. [ziz2] bala-bi# 2(ban2@c)# 2(disz@t)#? [x] sila3#
8. 2(barig@c)# 1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3# sze bappir3# sze bala-bi#
9. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze# munu4
10. sa2-du11* kas sig15-kam#
11. 1(barig@c)# 4(ban2@c) sze titab2#
12. 5(ban2@c) sze bappir3#
13. 5(ban2@c) sze munu4
14. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam#
15. geme2-{d}nansze#
16. 1(asz@c) ziz2 [ninda]
17. ziz2 bala-bi 4(ban2@c)
column 5
1. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 kas
2. ziz2 bala#-bi 3(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3
3. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
4. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 sze bappir3 sze# bala#-bi
5. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze munu4
6. sa2#-du11 kas sig15#-kam#
7. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)# [sze] titab2#
8. 5(ban2@c)# sze bappir3#
9. 5(ban2@c) sze munu4
10. sa2#-du11# kas# ge6-kam
11. munus#-sa6-ga
12. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)# ziz2# ninda#
13. ziz2# bala-bi# 4(ban2@c)#
14. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2# [kas]
15. ziz2 bala#-bi# 5(ban2@c)
column 6
1. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze bappir3 sze bala-bi
2. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze munu4
3. sa2#-du11 {d}mes-an-du-kam
4. e2#-ur2#-bi-du10
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
6. ziz2# bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
7. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# ziz2# kas#
8. [ziz2] bala#-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [sze] bappir3#
10. sze# bala#-bi# 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze# munu4
12. [sa2]-du11# ki-a#-nag-kam
13. {d}nin#-gir2#-su-tesz2-mu
14. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze# sa2#-du11
column 7
1. du-du
2. sanga#
3. 2(u) 4(disz@t) udu siki
4. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta#
6. 1(disz@t) [masz] bar#-dul5
7. iti#-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta#
8. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 3(ban2) nigar#-mud
9. [2(u)] 3(disz@t) udu# siki
10. 2(disz@t) masz# bar-dul5
11. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 1(ban2) en-DU
12. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu siki
13. [sze]-bi 4(asz@c)# la2 1(ban2@c)#
14. lugal-da-nu-me-a
reverse
column 1
1. sipa udu siki-ka-me
2. 2(disz@t) gukkal
3. 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) udu
4. 1(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3
5. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) U2-U2
6. agrig
7. 2(disz@t) udu
8. sze-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) lugal-he2
9. ar3-du2 e2-sza3-ga
10. 2(u) 1(disz@t) udu
11. sze#-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ki2-num
12. 1(disz@t) udu
column 2
1. sze-bi 5(ban2@c) en-gil-sa
2. 1(disz@t) udu
3. sze-bi 5(ban2@c) inim-gi-na
4. 1(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
5. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
6. 4(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. iti-da sze 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)-ta
9. 2(u) 4(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus mu 3(disz@t)
10. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
11. [iti]-da sze# 3(ban2@c)-ta
12. 3(u) 5(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus mu 2(disz@t)
column 3
1. 1(u) szah2# u2 nita mu 2(disz@t)
2. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. iti-da sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
4. 4(u) 2(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus sza3#-du10
5. 1(gesz2) 1(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita sza3-du10
6. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
7. iti-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
8. sze-bi 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) la2 1(ban2@c)
9. lugal-pa-e3
10. sipa szah2
11. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2#
12. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze bappir3
2. sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze munu4
4. sa2-du11 en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 2(disz@t) sila3 ziz2
3. sze ninda ziz2 ninda sa2-du11 iti-da
4. bara2#-nam-tar-ra
5. dam lugal-an-da
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ka
column 6
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ra2
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. e2-ganba-ka-ta
5. e-ta-gar 7(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
6. 1(disz@t) gar!(BA)-am6

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 134.0 high × 133.0 wide × 28.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description: obv. cracked and flaking; rev. bottom gouged.
Join Information:
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (SM catalogue: baragnamtarra gives out grain (še-gar))
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 30

[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, 29

[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 1904.04.007
Accession No.: 03611 (SM catalogue: 0885)

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.07.00.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2016-10-05 at 15:44:39	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:45:12	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-06-06 at 16:10:28	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, 30 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221339.

HSS 03, 30 artifact entry (No. P221339). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221339

HSS 03, 30 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221339 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 30 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221339},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221339},
}

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