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Princeton 1, 290 (P126979)

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 0585

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) sila3 i3-nun du10-ga
2. i3 masz2-da-re6-a
3. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
reverse
1. na-u2-a
2. szu ba-ti
seal impression
3. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
4. iti dal-sze3
5. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna unu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. na-u2-a
2. dub-sar [tug2]
3. {d}[szara2]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Princeton 1, 290

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: PTS 0585
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.01.00, Amar-Suen.05.05.00
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.05.01.00 to Amar-Suen.05.05.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2022-02-05 at 16:18:03	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard	CDLI	Approved
2013-06-27 at 20:09:51	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-06-27 at 20:08:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:56:53	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:30:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:14	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (033222) (033222)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003871 (composite) (P456581)	Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 1, 290 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P126979.

Princeton 1, 290 artifact entry (No. P126979). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126979

Princeton 1, 290 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126979 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126979},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - Princeton 1, 290 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 1, 290 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P126979.

Princeton 1, 290 artifact entry (No. P126979). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P126979

Princeton 1, 290 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P126979 (Accessed: March 19, 2026).

@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P126979},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P126979},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P126979
LB  - CDLI:P126979
M1  - 2026/3/19/
TI  - Princeton 1, 290 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P126979
ER  -