Orient 55, 160 no. 6 (P424381)

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 20.1.14

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 42.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3
 en: 16 laborers for 2 days
2. umma{ki}-ta du6-gesz-i3-ka-sze3 ma2 su3 gid2-da
 en: from Umma to Dugeši an empty boat towed,
3. u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze gesz e3-a u3 ma2-a si-ga
 en: for 2 days barley threshing and in the boat loaded,
4. u4 1(disz)-sze3 i7 sal4-la{ki}-asz ma2 gid2-da
 en: for 1 day to the Salla canal boat towed,
reverse
1. u4 3(disz)-sze3 sze ba-al-la sze bala-a u3 guru7-a im-ur3-ra
 en: for 3 days grain unloaded, grain transferred, and silo plastering;
2. ugula ur-{d}szakkan
 en: foreman: Ur-Šakkan,
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
 en: sealed document of Ur-Šara;
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu# en# ga-esz#{ki#} ba#-hun
 en: year: “The lord of Ga’eš was installed.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}szara2
 en: Ur-Šara,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu szesz-kal-la
 en: son of Šeškalla.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005357 (composite) (P458067) S005357 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.03.00.00, Šū-Suen.06.07.00 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P424381

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 42.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USA
Museum Number WCMA 20.1.14
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191546

References

  • primary: Orient 55, p.155-172, p. 160 no. 6

    [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
2020-06-12 at 08:12:18 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2013-07-09 at 08:55:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-25 at 09:20:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-08 at 11:14:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-07 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Freedman, Sally M. CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Orient 55, 160 No. 6 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424381.
Orient 55, 160 no. 6 artifact entry (No. P424381). (2011, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424381
Orient 55, 160 no. 6 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424381 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2011Orient,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {Orient 55, 160 no. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424381},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/7/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424381
LB  - CDLI:P424381
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Orient 55, 160 no. 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424381
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Orient 55, 160 No. 6 Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424381.
Orient 55, 160 no. 6 artifact entry (No. P424381). (2011, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424381
Orient 55, 160 no. 6 artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424381 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2011Orient,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2011},
	month = {oct 7},
	title = {Orient 55, 160 no. 6 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424381},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2011/10/7/
PY  - 2011
ID  - P424381
LB  - CDLI:P424381
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Orient 55, 160 no. 6 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424381
ER  -
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