Ontario 2, 168 (P209390)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 967.287.027

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. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar
2. al 5(disz) sar-ta
3. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz)-kam
4. 2(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta
5. a2 u4 5(u)-kam
reverse
1. a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu
2. a-sza3 igi-x-ga-ka
3. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3
4. ugula lu2-ku3-ga-ni-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir
6. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
seal 1
1. ur-{gesz}gigir
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-e

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 005457.2 (composite) (P534070) S005457.2 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209390

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) Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number ROM 967.287.027
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060560

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 168

    [Sigrist2004Ontario2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2004. Neo-Sumerian Texts from the Royal Ontario Museum. II: Administrative Texts Mainly from Umma. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:37:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:48 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

“Ontario 2, 168 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209390.
Ontario 2, 168 artifact entry (No. P209390). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209390
Ontario 2, 168 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209390 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209390},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209390
LB  - CDLI:P209390
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - Ontario 2, 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209390
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 168 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209390.
Ontario 2, 168 artifact entry (No. P209390). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209390
Ontario 2, 168 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209390 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209390},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209390
LB  - CDLI:P209390
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - Ontario 2, 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209390
ER  -
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