HSS 03, 31 (P221340)

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 1904.06.003

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: Urukagina allots grain (še-gar))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

122.0 mm × 123.0 mm × 24.0 mm

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. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM)# nita# kunga2
5. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus# kunga2
6. 3(disz@t) munus kunga2 ansze mar didli-bi
7. ansze# surx(ERIM)# 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta#
9. sze-bi 1(u@c) 6(asz@c)# 3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) gur saggal#
10. gir2-nun
11. gab2-kas4
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
2. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2
5. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
6. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3
7. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
9. nag# ensi2-ka#-kam
10. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
11. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
13. sze [bala-bi] 3(barig@c) [2(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
2. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
3. amar-giri16{ki}
4. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# sze titab2#
5. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze bappir3
6. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze munu4
7. sa2#-du11# kas ge6-kam
8. 5(asz@c)# ziz2 babbar2
9. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. [2(asz@c)] 2(barig@c)# sze bappir3
11. sze bala#-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 2(asz@c) [2(barig@c) sze] munu4#
13. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
14. [i3-li2-be6-li2]
column 4
1. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
2. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu
3. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
4. 1(barig@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze# [ninda] durunx(|KU.KU|)-na#
6. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze# naga3# sze bala-bi
7. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
8. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
9. masz-da3
10. dub#-sar
11. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2# ninda
12. en-uszur3-re2
13. lu2 e2 ninda-ka
14. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze sa2-du11
column 5
1. du-du
2. sanga
3. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
4. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da# sze 5(ban2@c)-ta#
6. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5*
7. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. [iti]-da# sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
9. sze-bi# 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) nigar-mud
10. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki#
11. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-DU
12. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
13. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
column 6
1. sze-bi 4(asz@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
2. sipa udu siki-ka-me
3. 5(disz@t) gukkal
4. 3(u) la2 3(disz@t) udu
5. udu# 1(asz@c)-sze3
6. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta#
7. 3(asz@c)#? {munus}asz2#-gar3
8. {munus}szah2 gar3# 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. [iti]-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta#
10. sze-bi 7(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
11. 2(u) 2(disz@t) amar-gu4
12. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(barig@c)-ta
column 7
1. [sze-bi 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c)]
2. U2-U2
3. agrig
4. 1(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
5. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
6. 5(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) 6(disz@t) szah2 u2 [munus] mu 3(disz@t)
10. 1(u) szah2 u2 nita mu 3(disz@t)
reverse
column 1
1. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
2. iti#-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
3. 4(u) szah2 u2 munus mu 2(disz@t)
4. szah2# 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
6. 4(u) 5(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus sza3-du10
7. 1(gesz2) 2(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita sza3-du10
8. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. iti-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
column 2
1. sze-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c)# 3(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
2. sipa szah2#
3. 1(u@c) sze
4. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
5. szesz-sa6-ga
6. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
7. 1(u@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
8. 5(asz@c) sze
9. a-ba-sa2
10. dub-sar
column 3
1. szu-nigin2# 2(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2
3. sze ninda ziz2 ninda [sa2]-du11 iti-da
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. URU-KA-gi-na
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ke4
8. iti ezem-munu4-gu7
column 4
1. [{d}nansze-ka]
2. ganun# [kiri6]-ta#
3. e-ta-gar 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
4. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gar#-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 122.0 high × 123.0 wide × 24.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description: rev. bottom and top left broken off; worn. rev.-- center left broken off.
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  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 31

    [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, 30

    [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. 53 n. 181 (rev. v)

    [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 1904.06.003
  • Accession No.: 03652 (SM catalogue: 0914)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_e.01.00.00 ?
  • 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 08:45:12 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-06 at 16:24:56 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, 31 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221340.
HSS 03, 31 artifact entry (No. P221340). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221340
HSS 03, 31 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221340 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 31 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221340},
}


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