Orient 55, 168 no. 16 (P424387)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 20.1.20

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

34.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) amar masz-da3-munus
 en: 1 young female gazelle
2. da-da ensi2
 en: (from) Dada, governor;
3. 1(disz) sila4 u2-u2-mu
 en: 1 lamb (from) U’umu;
4. 1(disz) sila4 szesz-kal-la
 en: 1 lamb (from) Šeshkalla;
5. u4 2(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam
 en: on the 19th day,
6. mu-kux(DU)
 en: delivery,
reverse
1. in-ta-e3-a
 en: Intaea
2. i3-dab5
 en: has accepted,
3. giri3 nu-ur2-{d}suen dub-sar
 en: via Nur-Suen, scribe;
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
 en: month “Harvest,”
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
 en: year: “Šu-Suen became king.”
left
1. 3(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424387

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 34.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
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 20.1.20
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191552

References

  • primary: Orient 55, p.155-172, p. 168 no. 16

    [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
2023-06-22 at 16:00:56 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram Jagersma, Bram Approved View
2020-06-13 at 02:29:21 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:23:02 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-01-14 at 17:42:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-08 at 11:14:58 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, 168 No. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424387.
Orient 55, 168 no. 16 artifact entry (No. P424387). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424387 (Original work published 2011)
Orient 55, 168 no. 16 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424387 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 168 no. 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424387},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Orient 55, 168 No. 16 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424387.
Orient 55, 168 no. 16 artifact entry (No. P424387). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424387 (Original work published 2011)
Orient 55, 168 no. 16 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424387 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 168 no. 16 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424387},
}


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DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P424387
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - Orient 55, 168 no. 16 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424387
ER  -
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