Orient 55, 153 13 (P273937)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA

Museum Number

Dartmouth 23-1-7208

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2#
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2# naga#
3. szesz-mu
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2#
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. lu2#-dingir-ra#
7. 5(disz) sila3# kasz# 5(disz) sila3# ninda# 2(disz) sa szum2#
8. 3(disz)# gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga#
9. szesz-a-ni
10. 2(ban2)# kasz# 2(ban2) ninda# 2(disz)# sa# szum2#
11. 1(u)# gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
12. ze2#-ze2#
reverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3# kasz# 5(disz)# sila3# [ninda] 2(disz)# [sa szum2]
2. 3(disz) gin2# i3# 2(disz)# gin2# naga#
3. a-bi2-a-ti
4. 3(disz) sila3# kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2#
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. nu-ur2-esz18-dar#
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz# 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa# szum2#
8. 3(disz) gin2# i3# 2(disz) gin2# naga
9. {d}suen#-ba-ni
10. szunigin# 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz# 4(ban2) 4(disz)# sila3# [ninda?] 1(u) 4(disz) sa# szum2#
11. 1/3(disz)# sila3 8(disz) gin2# i3#
12. 1(u) 4(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P273937

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Donated by the Dartmouth Scientific Association in 1923.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Hood Museum, Dartmouth College, Hanover, New Hampshire, USA
Museum Number Dartmouth 23-1-7208
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 170357

References

  • primary: Orient 55, p.117-154, p. 153 13

    [Widell2020Hood] Widell, Magnus. 2020. “Ur III Economy and Bureaucracy. The Neo-Sumerian Cuneiform Tablets in the Hood Museum of Art, Dartmouth College (I).” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 55: 117–54.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-18 at 14:11:25 Cross, Aidan Artifact metadata Cross, Aidan Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-06-19 at 11:47:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2005-08-10 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Guerra, Dylan CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Orient 55, 153 13 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P273937.
Orient 55, 153 13 artifact entry (No. P273937). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273937 (Original work published 2005)
Orient 55, 153 13 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273937 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2026Orient,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 153 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273937},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Orient 55, 153 13 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P273937.
Orient 55, 153 13 artifact entry (No. P273937). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P273937 (Original work published 2005)
Orient 55, 153 13 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P273937 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2026Orient,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 153 13 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P273937},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P273937},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P273937
LB  - CDLI:P273937
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - Orient 55, 153 13 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P273937
ER  -
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