Princeton 1, 271 (P126960)

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 0577

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze kasz ge6 du
2. u4-de3 gid2-da
3. u4 3(disz)-kam
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba
5. iti dal u3
reverse
1. iti pa4-u2-e
2. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
3. lu2-bala-saga su-su-dam
  blank space
  seal impression
4. mu en {d}nanna ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-bala-[sa6-ga]
2. lu2 lunga
3. dumu lugal-e2-mah-[e]
  following Mayr

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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, 271

    [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.

  • history: ASJ 17, p.145-174, p. 146-147

    [Maeda1995bal] Maeda, Tohru. 1995. “Šà-Bal-a in Umma Tablets: Bal-Duty of the Ensí of Umma.” Acta Sumerologica 17: 145–74.

  • history: Mayr SITU, p. 241 (seal)

    [Mayr2005SITU] Mayr, Rudolf H. 2005. “Seal Impressions on Tablets from Umma.” Lawrenceville, NJ.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: PTS 0577
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.02.03, Amar-Suen.09.05.00, Amar-Suen.09.11.00
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.09.02.03 to Amar-Suen.09.11.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-05-28 at 05:46:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-04-14 at 05:15:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-02-18 at 08:46:24 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-06-15 at 03:18:57 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-01-19 at 08:58:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:56:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:25 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001587 (composite) (P454297) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P126960.
Princeton 1, 271 artifact entry (No. P126960). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126960 (Original work published 2001)
Princeton 1, 271 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126960 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).
@misc{2024Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Princeton 1, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126960},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P126960
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - Princeton 1, 271 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 271 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P126960.
Princeton 1, 271 artifact entry (No. P126960). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126960 (Original work published 2001)
Princeton 1, 271 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126960 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).
@misc{2024Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Princeton 1, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126960},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126960},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/6/13/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P126960
LB  - CDLI:P126960
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - Princeton 1, 271 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P126960
ER  -
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