WCMA — (P424404)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Williams College Museum of Art, Williamstown, Massachusetts, USAMuseum Number
WCMA —Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 6(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 siki
en: 36 talents, 36 5/6 mina, 7 shekels of wool
2. ki sipa a-a-kal-la
en: from the shepherd of Akalla,
3. ensi2-ka
en: of the governor,
4. e2-gibil-ta
en: from new-house,
reverse
1. gu-da-da
en: Gudada
2. szu ba-ti
en: received.
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri{ki}-ma ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne2-dim2
en: year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, had the great-barge built for Enlil and Ninlil.”
obverse
1. 3(u) 6(asz) gu2 3(u) 6(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 siki
en: 36 talents, 36 5/6 mina, 7 shekels of wool
2. ki sipa a-a-kal-la
en: from the shepherd of Akalla,
3. ensi2-ka
en: of the governor,
4. e2-gibil-ta
en: from new-house,
reverse
1. gu-da-da
en: Gudada
2. szu ba-ti
en: received.
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri{ki}-ma ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne2-dim2
en: year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, had the great-barge built for Enlil and Ninlil.”
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: WCMA —
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-10-19 at 17:34:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-10-08 at 11:15:10 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-10-07 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Freedman, Sally M. | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (191562) (191562)
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Cite this Artifacts
“WCMA — Artifact Entry.” 2011. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 7, 2011. https://cdli.earth/P424404.
WCMA — artifact entry (No. P424404). (2011, October 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P424404
WCMA — artifact entry (2011) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P424404 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2011WCMA,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
year = {2011},
month = {oct 7},
title = {WCMA --- artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P424404},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P424404},
}
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