Orient 55, 170 no. 18 (P424383)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 20.1.16

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 32.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
 en: 1 shekel silver
2. ur5-sze3
 en: for interest
3. ki lugal-ku3-zu dam-gar3-ta
 en: from Lugalkuzu, merchant,
reverse
1. u-bar i3-du8 {d}nin-lil2-la2
 en: Ubar, doorman of Ninlil,
2. szu ba-ti
 en: has received.
3. iti sig4 u4 8(disz) ba-zal
 en: Month: “Bricks,” 8 days passed;
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
 en: year: “Šu-Suen, the king, destroyed the country Zabšali.”
seal 1
1. u-bar
 en: Ubar,
2. i3-du8 {d}nin-lil2-la2
 en: doorman of Ninlil,

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424383

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 32.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
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 20.1.16
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191548

References

  • primary: Orient 55, p.155-172, p. 170 no. 18

    [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
2020-06-12 at 08:17:43 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-25 at 09:40:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-08 at 11:14:53 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, 170 No. 18 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424383.
Orient 55, 170 no. 18 artifact entry (No. P424383). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424383 (Original work published 2011)
Orient 55, 170 no. 18 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424383 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026Orient,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 170 no. 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424383},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424383},
}


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PY  - 2026
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TI  - Orient 55, 170 no. 18 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Orient 55, 170 No. 18 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424383.
Orient 55, 170 no. 18 artifact entry (No. P424383). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424383 (Original work published 2011)
Orient 55, 170 no. 18 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424383 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2026Orient,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 170 no. 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424383},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424383},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P424383
LB  - CDLI:P424383
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Orient 55, 170 no. 18 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424383
ER  -
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