Orient 55, 159 no. 5 (P424401)

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 93.1.109c

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

60.0 mm × 47.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) e2-ki
 en: 1 Eki,
2. iti dal-ta
 en: from the month “Flight,”
3. 1(disz) lugal#-da5-ba-an
 en: 1 Lugaldaban,
4. iti szu-numun-na-ta
 en: from the month “Seeding,”
5. 1(disz) ARAD2-hul3-la
 en: 1 ARADhulla,
6. iti e2-iti-6(disz)-ta
 en: from the month “House-month-6,”
reverse
1. ri-ri-ga
 en: fallen;
2. ugula ba-sa6
 en: overseer: Basa;
3. kiszib3 nam-sza3-tam
 en: official seal of
4. ur-am3-ma
 en: Uramma;
  seal impression
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
 en: year: “the en-priest of Eridu was installed.”
seal 1
1. ur-am3-ma
 en: Uramma,
2. dub-sar
 en: scribe,
3. dumu na-silim
 en: son of Nasilim.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.08.05.00 to Amar-Suen.08.08.00

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004358 (composite) (P457068) S004358 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P424401

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 60.0 mm × 47.0 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 93.1.109c
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 191561

References

  • primary: Orient 55, p.155-172, p. 159 no. 5

    [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 03:06:46 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-25 at 10:12:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-08 at 11:15:07 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, 159 No. 5 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424401.
Orient 55, 159 no. 5 artifact entry (No. P424401). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424401 (Original work published 2011)
Orient 55, 159 no. 5 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424401 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 159 no. 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424401},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“Orient 55, 159 No. 5 Artifact Entry.” (2011) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 20, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P424401.
Orient 55, 159 no. 5 artifact entry (No. P424401). (2026, July 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424401 (Original work published 2011)
Orient 55, 159 no. 5 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424401 (Accessed: November 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-06]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 20},
	title = {Orient 55, 159 no. 5 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P424401},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424401},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/20/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P424401
LB  - CDLI:P424401
M1  - 2026/11/6/
TI  - Orient 55, 159 no. 5 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P424401
ER  -
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