Princeton 2, 407 (P201406)

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 1316

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 szu-{d}utu
reverse
1. 2(disz) dug dida 3(ban2) kasz saga 1(barig) ninda lugal 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz sza3-gal dub-sar u3 szitim-e-ne gaba-asz bala-a
2. giri3 szu-{d}utu
3. u4 6(disz)-kam
4. iti szu-numun
5. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201406

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 1316
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 061425

References

  • primary: Princeton 2, 407

    [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
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
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, 407 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201406.
Princeton 2, 407 artifact entry (No. P201406). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201406 (Original work published 2002)
Princeton 2, 407 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201406 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 407 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201406.
Princeton 2, 407 artifact entry (No. P201406). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201406 (Original work published 2002)
Princeton 2, 407 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201406 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	month = {nov 16},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201406},
}


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