Princeton 2, 403 (P201402)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 1308

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sar kin sahar
2. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
3. 6(disz) sila3 sze-ta
4. <<i7>> i7 sal4-la ba-al-la
5. giri3 ha-ba-lu-ge2
6. a-kal-la u3 lugal-e2-mah-e ib2-gid2
reverse
1. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. [ki ARAD2-ta] zi-ga
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
4. kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e
5. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lugal-e2-mah-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni

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 003415.1 (composite) (P533682) S003415.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201402

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PTS 1308
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 061421

References

  • primary: Princeton 2, 403

    [Sigrist2005Princeton2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2005. Tablets from the Princeton Theological Seminary: Ur III Period. Part 2. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 18. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:33:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 403 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201402.
Princeton 2, 403 artifact entry (No. P201402). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201402
Princeton 2, 403 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201402 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
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	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 403 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201402
LB  - CDLI:P201402
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - Princeton 2, 403 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201402
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 403 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201402.
Princeton 2, 403 artifact entry (No. P201402). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201402
Princeton 2, 403 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201402 (Accessed: April 14, 2026).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-14]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 403 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201402
LB  - CDLI:P201402
M1  - 2026/4/14/
TI  - Princeton 2, 403 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201402
ER  -
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