Ontario 2, 257 (P209787)
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, CanadaMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMuseum Number
ROM 910x209.250Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. sze a2 lu2 hun-ga2
3. 1(u) sila3 ur-lu5-UD
4. 1(gesz2) sila3 dabin
5. sze nig2 sa10 sila3
6. 5(disz) sila3 gu
7. kun-zi-da a-za-ki?
8. kiszib3 {d}szul-gi
9. ur-{d}lamma nu-banda3
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) sila3 sze a2 lu2 hun-ga2
2. a-sza3 tur-an-na
3. ad-da-ga-da
4. 1(u) sila3 dabin a-kal-la
5. libir nimgir-sza3-kusz2?
6. 1(u) sila3 dabin nam-ha-ni
7. 1(u) sila3 ku6-sze6 ha-ar-[...]
8. iti ezem-{d#}[...]
9. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze lugal
2. sze a2 lu2 hun-ga2
3. 1(u) sila3 ur-lu5-UD
4. 1(gesz2) sila3 dabin
5. sze nig2 sa10 sila3
6. 5(disz) sila3 gu
7. kun-zi-da a-za-ki?
8. kiszib3 {d}szul-gi
9. ur-{d}lamma nu-banda3
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) sila3 sze a2 lu2 hun-ga2
2. a-sza3 tur-an-na
3. ad-da-ga-da
4. 1(u) sila3 dabin a-kal-la
5. libir nimgir-sza3-kusz2?
6. 1(u) sila3 dabin nam-ha-ni
7. 1(u) sila3 ku6-sze6 ha-ar-[...]
8. iti ezem-{d#}[...]
9. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Ontario 2, 257
[Sigrist2004Ontario2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2004. Neo-Sumerian Texts from the Royal Ontario Museum. II: Administrative Texts Mainly from Umma. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: ROM 910x209.250
- Accession No.: D0782
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.40.10.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2016-07-28 at 15:53:29 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:38:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:33:01 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (060957) (060957)
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Cite this Artifact
“Ontario 2, 257 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209787.
Ontario 2, 257 artifact entry (No. P209787). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209787
Ontario 2, 257 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209787 (Accessed: September 17, 2025).
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