Ontario 2, 460 (P112402)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 967.287.024

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz
2. 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) sa szum2
4. {d}nanna-i3-sa6 gaba-asz
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. nig2-{d}ba-ba6 gaba-ta
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. 1(disz) sa szum2
3. ba-a-a ka-us2-sa2
4. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin 6(disz) sila3 kasz
6. szunigin 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga
8. szunigin 5(disz) sa szum2
9. u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
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10. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-{ga2}gar
11. mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Ontario 2, 460

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

  • history: JSOR 14, 47 54, 050 67

    [Mercer1930JSOR14] Mercer, Samuel A. 1930. “Babylonian Contracts.” Journal of the Society of Oriental Research 14: 45–50.

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  • Museum No.: ROM 967.287.024
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.02.13 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-10-26 at 12:11:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-11-29 at 10:06:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-11 at 20:00:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:09:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:40:43 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Ontario 2, 460 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P112402.
Ontario 2, 460 artifact entry (No. P112402). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112402
Ontario 2, 460 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112402 (Accessed: May 11, 2025).
@misc{2001Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Ontario 2, 460 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112402},
}


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