Princeton 1, 372 (P127061)

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 0695

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) igi-{d}szara2-sze3
2. dumu nin9-ab-na-ka
3. ki szesz-kal-la-ta
4. iti szu-numun-ta u4 1(u) 5(disz) zal-la-ta#
5. 1(disz) a-ba-nam-tum2-mu
6. ki a-szi-an-ta
7. iti {d}li9-si4-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) nig2-sza3-ge
2. iti min-esz3-ta
3. ki da-da-ta
4. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
5. zah3 ba-al-la-ta
  blank space
6. mu en {d}nanna masz-e i3-pa3
seal 1
1. ur-e11-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.43.06.15 to Šulgi.43.09.00

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004421 (composite) (P457131) S004421 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P127061

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PTS 0695
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033304

References

  • primary: Princeton 1, 372

    [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.

  • citation: Fs Leichty (pp. 383-390), 385

    [Sharlach2006FsLeichty] Sharlach, Tonia M. 2006. “The Case of the Family That Fled.” In If a Man Builds a Joyful House: Assyriological Studies in Honor of Erle Verdun Leichty, 383–90. Brill Leiden, Boston.

    zah2-a ba-al-la

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-08-19 at 10:17:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-08-19 at 10:13:36 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-04-14 at 03:15:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 11:57:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:56:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:19 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 1, 372 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127061.
Princeton 1, 372 artifact entry (No. P127061). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127061 (Original work published 2001)
Princeton 1, 372 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127061 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Princeton 1, 372 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127061},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127061},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 1, 372 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127061.
Princeton 1, 372 artifact entry (No. P127061). (2024, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127061 (Original work published 2001)
Princeton 1, 372 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127061 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {Princeton 1, 372 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127061},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127061},
}


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DA  - 2024/8/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P127061
LB  - CDLI:P127061
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Princeton 1, 372 artifact entry
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