HSS 68, 421 (P407369)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 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 1911.10.365

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SM catalogue: sheep and goats are a delivery)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 32.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 9(disz) ma-na siki-gi
2. bar udu mu-kux(DU)-ra
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. nu-ur2-{d}suen
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur dub-sar
3. iti a2-ki-ti
4. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. [nu-ur2-{d}iszkur]
2. dumu [szu-{d}iszkur]
3. szusz3 lugal

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 32.0 wide × 16.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description: complete. rev.-- somewhat effaced.
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: HSS 68, 421

    [Liu2021HSS68] Liu, Changyu. 2021. The Ur III Administrative Texts from Puzrish-Dagan Kept in the Harvard Museum of the Ancient Near East. Harvard Semitic Series 68. Leiden, Boston: Brill.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: SM 1911.10.365
  • Accession No.: 07987 (SM catalogue: 2450)

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.06.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-08-14 at 18:27:26 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2010-06-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Jones, Jillian; Notizia, Palmiro; Reynolds, Kathryn R. CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000313 (composite) (P430409) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“HSS 68, 421 Artifact Entry.” 2010. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 4, 2010. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407369.
HSS 68, 421 artifact entry (No. P407369). (2010, June 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407369
HSS 68, 421 artifact entry (2010) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407369 (Accessed: January 14, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-01-14]},
	year = {2010},
	month = {jun 4},
	title = {HSS 68, 421 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407369},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P407369},
}


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