Ontario 2, 459 (P209408)

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 967.287.050

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. kasz saga kasz ninda szum2 i3 naga
2. sila3 sila3 sila3 gin2 gin2 gin2
3. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) szu-er3-ra
4. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) [...]
5. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) szar-ru-um-i3-li2
6. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) {d}szul-gi-ba-ni
7. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) i3-li2-dan
8. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da
9. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) [...]-ar-tum
10. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) ha-ra-na-i3-sa6
reverse
1. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) ur-{d}nin-sun2
2. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) er3-dam
3. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) ma?-i3-li2
4. 3(disz) 2(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) ur3-re-ba-ab-du7
5. 3(disz) 2(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) la-al-la-a
6. 3(disz) 2(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) [...]-dan
7. 1(u) 4(u) 9(disz) 1(gesz2) 1(disz) 1(disz) sila3 [...] gin2
8. 2/3(disz) sila3 [...] 2(disz) gin2
9. 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2
10. u4 [...] 2(disz)-kam
11. iti e2-iti-6(disz)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209408

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 967.287.050
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060578

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 459

    [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
2016-11-11 at 14:58:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru 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, 459 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209408.
Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry (No. P209408). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209408
Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209408 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209408},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 459 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209408.
Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry (No. P209408). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209408
Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209408 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209408
LB  - CDLI:P209408
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209408
ER  -
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