Princeton 1, 256 (P126945)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 0502

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(u)# sze gur lugal
2. si-NE-e
3. 1(u) sze gur ur-ab-ba
4. 1(u) sze gur u2-ga-ri2-tum
5. 1(u) sze gur lugal-ur2-ra-ni
6. 1(u)# sze gur ur-ki-ag2-mu
7. [n] 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur alan# lugal
8. [iti sig4]-{gesz}u3-<szub>-ba-gar
  some text moved to next line
9. [iti] sze-kar-gal2-la u3#
  some text moved to next line
10. iti nesag
reverse
1. [...] a2-na
3. [...] ur-{d}u2-sza3-i3-li2
4. 4(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur kikken-sze3
5. 5(u) la2 2(asz) gur lugal si-NE-e
  blank space
6. [x]-x bala-sze3
7. [x] ibila#? u3 x gar
8. [...] x mu x ru [...] ba-hul

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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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  • primary: Princeton 1, 256

    [Sigrist1990Princeton1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Tablettes Du Princeton Theological Seminary. Époque d’Ur III. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 10. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

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  • Museum No.: PTS 0502
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: --.--.02.00, --.--.03.00, --.--.04.00
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  • Accounting Period: --.--.02.00 to --.--.04.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-01-08 at 10:31:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:56:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Princeton 1, 256 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P126945.
Princeton 1, 256 artifact entry (No. P126945). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126945
Princeton 1, 256 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126945 (Accessed: July 5, 2025).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 256 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126945},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126945},
}


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