Princeton 1, 268 (P126957)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 0351

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
2. sze a-sza3 ensi2-ka
3. ki-ba ga2-ra
4. ki-su7 sag-du3-ta
5. ki ARAD2-ta
reverse
1. lugal-{gesz}kiri6
2. szu ba-ti
3. mu {d}nanna ga-esz{ki} e2-a-na ba-an-kux(KWU147)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P126957

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) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PTS 0351
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033201

References

  • primary: Princeton 1, 268

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:56:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:13 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 268 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P126957.
Princeton 1, 268 artifact entry (No. P126957). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126957
Princeton 1, 268 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126957 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126957},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P126957
LB  - CDLI:P126957
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - Princeton 1, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P126957
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 268 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P126957.
Princeton 1, 268 artifact entry (No. P126957). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126957
Princeton 1, 268 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126957 (Accessed: October 31, 2026).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126957},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P126957
LB  - CDLI:P126957
M1  - 2026/10/31/
TI  - Princeton 1, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P126957
ER  -
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