HSS 03, 42 (P221351)

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 1904.04.013

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: offerings to gods)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

117.0 mm × 119.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ka2
2. dagal-<bi> 1(disz@t) gi
3. gid2#-da#-bi 1(disz@t) gi 4(disz@t) kusz3 szu-du3-a# 4(disz@t)
4. 1(asz@c) us2
5. dagal-bi 4(disz@t) kusz3
6. gid2-da-bi 2(disz@t) gi 2(disz@t) kusz3 [szu-du3-a] 2(disz@t)
7. 1(asz@c) e2 us2-la2-a
8. dagal-bi 5(disz@t) kusz3
9. gid2-da-bi 1(disz@t) gi 1(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-bad
10. 1(asz@c) nig2-UL
column 2
1. dagal-bi 1(disz@t) gi
2. gid2-da-bi 1(disz@t) gi 1(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-bad
3. [x] szu-si
4. 1(asz@c) nig2-UL 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. dagal-bi 1(disz@t) gi
6. gid2-da-bi 1(disz@t) gi 1(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-bad
7. [x] szu-si
8. 1(asz@c) e2#-sza3
column 3
1. dagal-bi 1(disz@t) gi 1(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-bad [x szu]-si#
2. gid2-da-bi 1(disz@t) gi 1(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-bad [x szu]-si#
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}til-lu-ub2
4. dagal-bi 1(disz@t) gi# 2(disz@t) kusz3
5. gid2-da#-bi# 1(disz@t) gi# 1(disz@t)# kusz3 2(disz@t) szu-du3-a
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) e2-ra#
2. dagal-bi# 5(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) [szu]-bad
3. gid2-da#-bi# 1(disz@t) gi# 3(disz@t) kusz3# [x szu]-si
4. 1(asz@c) e2-engur-ra
5. sag tu15-mer-ra-bi
6. 5(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-du3-a
7. sag sig-ga#-bi
column 5
1. 4(disz@t)#? kusz3 [1(disz@t)] szu-bad [x szu-du3]-a
2. gid2#-da#-bi sila#-dagal-sze3 gal2-la 1(disz@t) gi 4(disz@t) kusz3 szu-bad <1(disz@t)>
3. gesz-zi ga2# dagal us2-bi# 1(disz@t) gi 4(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu-du3-a
4. 1(asz@c) e2-muhaldim
5. dagal-bi 5(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t)? [x] szu-bad sila-dagal gal2-la
column 6
1. gesz-zi tu15-mer#-ra-bi 1(disz@t) gi 2(disz@t) szu-du3-a
2. gesz-zi tu15-u5-bi 1(disz@t) gi 1(disz@t) szu-du3-a
3. gesz-zi ga2 gal2#-la# 1(disz@t) gi# la2 1(disz@t)# szu#-du3-[a]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) ga2 gesz#-zi 2(disz@t) gi# 2(disz@t) kusz3 1(disz@t) szu#-bad 2(disz@t) szu#-si#
2. tu15-u5 gal2#-la-bi
3. gesz-zi 2(disz@t) gi 4(disz@t) kusz3 tu15-mer-bi
4. gesz-zi nig2-UL-sze3 gal2-la 2(disz@t) gi
column 2
1. gesz-zi e2-muhaldim-sze3 gal2-la 2(disz@t) gi
column 3
1. [1(asz@c)] us2-e2#-engur-ka# dagal#-bi# 3(disz@t) kusz3
2. gid2#-da-bi# 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 2(disz@t) szu-bad 1(disz@t)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 117.0 high × 119.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: tablet broken in half; edges broken; cracks.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: STH 1 = HSS 3, 42

    [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, 41

    [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 1904.04.013
  • Accession No.: 03617 (SM catalogue: 0891)

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-08 at 18:26:52 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, 42 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221351.
HSS 03, 42 artifact entry (No. P221351). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221351
HSS 03, 42 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221351 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2003HSS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {HSS 03, 42 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221351},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221351},
}


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