Ontario 2, 320 (P332961)

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 994.233.001

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(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze
2. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
3. kiszib3 ensi2
reverse
1. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
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

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

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P332961

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 994.233.001
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 173122

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 320

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

  • history: Gorelick seals, 010

    [Noveck1975Gorelick] Noveck, Madeline. 1975. The Mark of Ancient Man, Ancient Near Eastern Stamp Seals and Cylinder Seals: The Gorelick Collection. Brooklyn Museum.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:49 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-13 at 10:11:31 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:50:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-11 at 20:27:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-05-28 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 320 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332961.
Ontario 2, 320 artifact entry (No. P332961). (2006, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332961
Ontario 2, 320 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332961 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
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	year = {2006},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Ontario 2, 320 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332961},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/5/28/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332961
LB  - CDLI:P332961
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Ontario 2, 320 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332961
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 320 Artifact Entry.” 2006. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 28, 2006. https://cdli.earth/P332961.
Ontario 2, 320 artifact entry (No. P332961). (2006, May 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P332961
Ontario 2, 320 artifact entry (2006) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P332961 (Accessed: October 22, 2026).
@misc{2006Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-22]},
	year = {2006},
	month = {may 28},
	title = {Ontario 2, 320 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P332961},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P332961},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2006/5/28/
PY  - 2006
ID  - P332961
LB  - CDLI:P332961
M1  - 2026/10/22/
TI  - Ontario 2, 320 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P332961
ER  -
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