Orient 55, 161 no. 7 (P424391)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA

Museum Number

WCMA 20.1.24

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

33.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 1(ban2)# ninda# 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) sa szum2
4. ba-a-a-ti sukkal gaba-asz
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. a-li2-szu-ni ka-us2
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. [1(disz)] sa szum2
2. [...]-sza#
3. szunigin 1(disz) kasz dida szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
4. szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
6. szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2
7. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
  text moved to next line
8. iti nesag
9. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi

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/P424391

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 33.0 mm × 26.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Gifted by Edgar J Banks and John Henry Haynes in the 19th century.
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number WCMA 20.1.24
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191556

References

  • primary: Orient 55, p.155-172, p. 161 no. 7

    [Liu2020Williams] Liu, Changyu. 2020. “The Neo-Sumerian Texts in the Williams College Museum of Art.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 55: 155–72.

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
2020-06-13 at 02:50:50 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-01-12 at 10:08:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-08 at 11:15:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Freedman, Sally M. CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Orient 55, 161 No. 7 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424391.
Orient 55, 161 no. 7 artifact entry (No. P424391). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424391 (Original work published 2011)
Orient 55, 161 no. 7 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424391 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 161 no. 7 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424391},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424391},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Orient 55, 161 No. 7 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424391.
Orient 55, 161 no. 7 artifact entry (No. P424391). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424391 (Original work published 2011)
Orient 55, 161 no. 7 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424391 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 161 no. 7 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424391},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424391},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P424391
LB  - CDLI:P424391
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - Orient 55, 161 no. 7 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424391
ER  -
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