Ontario 2, 334 (P209406)

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 967.287.047

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(barig) 6(disz) sila4 dabin u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
2. 1(barig) 5(disz) sila4
3. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
4. 1(barig) 2(disz) sila4
5. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
6. 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila4
7. u4 1(u) 9(disz)-kam
8. 1(barig) 6(disz) sila4
9. u4 2(u)-kam
10. 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila4
11. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila4
2. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
3. 5(disz) sila4
4. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
5. 5(disz) sila4 kasz 1(disz) sila4 ra-zu
6. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
7. iti e2 iti-6(disz)
8. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.02.08.16 to Šū-Suen.02.08.23

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209406

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 967.287.047
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060576

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 334

    [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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:49 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-08-13 at 10:11:19 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2014-07-22 at 12:16:28 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2013-06-10 at 16:00:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:49 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, 334 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209406.
Ontario 2, 334 artifact entry (No. P209406). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209406
Ontario 2, 334 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209406 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 334 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209406},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209406
LB  - CDLI:P209406
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Ontario 2, 334 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209406
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 334 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209406.
Ontario 2, 334 artifact entry (No. P209406). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209406
Ontario 2, 334 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209406 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 334 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209406},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209406},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209406
LB  - CDLI:P209406
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Ontario 2, 334 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209406
ER  -
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