Ontario 2, 388 (P209665)

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 925.062.429

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. 5(disz) {gi}su7-su7
2. 3(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim zi3-gu
3. 1(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim nig2-ar3-ra
4. 1(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim dabin
reverse
1. bala-sze3
2. ki a-gu-ta
3. kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir
4. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
seal 1
1. ur-{gesz}gigir
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ba-sa6

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 005453.3 (composite) (P534067) S005453.3 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P209665

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number ROM 925.062.429
Accession Number D0425

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060835

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 388

    [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
2021-03-28 at 06:55:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:58 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 388 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209665.
Ontario 2, 388 artifact entry (No. P209665). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209665
Ontario 2, 388 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209665 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 388 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209665.
Ontario 2, 388 artifact entry (No. P209665). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209665
Ontario 2, 388 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209665 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 388 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209665},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209665
LB  - CDLI:P209665
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Ontario 2, 388 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209665
ER  -
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