Princeton 2, 187 (P201185)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 0975

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(disz) udu e2-kas4
  blank space
4. lu2-{d}ba-ba6
5. i3-dab5
6. 5(disz) u8 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 2(disz) masz2 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
2. ur-szusz3-{d}ba-ba6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201185

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PTS 0975
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 061220

References

  • primary: Princeton 2, 187

    [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
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:33 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, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201185.
Princeton 2, 187 artifact entry (No. P201185). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201185
Princeton 2, 187 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201185 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	month = {jul 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201185},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 187 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201185.
Princeton 2, 187 artifact entry (No. P201185). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201185
Princeton 2, 187 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201185 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201185},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201185
LB  - CDLI:P201185
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - Princeton 2, 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201185
ER  -
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