Princeton 1, 430 (P127119)

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 0871

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. 2(u) 1(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4
 en: 21 male laborers, plowmen,
2. a-sza3-ge a du11-ga
 en: field irrigation done,
3. a-sza3 la2-tur
 en: field Latur;
4. ugula ur-{gesz}gigir
 en: foreman: Ur-gigir;
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur#-[{d}]ur3-bar-tab
 en: under seal of Ur-Urbartab;
  blank space
  seal impression
2. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Simanum was destroyed.”
seal 1
1. ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
 en: Ur-Urbartab,
2. dumu lugal-a2-zi-da
 en: son of Lugal-azida,
3. gudu4 e2-mah
 en: gudu(-officiant) of the Emaḫ.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005436 (composite) (P458146) S005436 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P127119

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 0871
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033362

References

  • primary: Princeton 1, 430

    [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
2015-01-14 at 07:42:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-12-23 at 07:55:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:20 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 430 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127119.
Princeton 1, 430 artifact entry (No. P127119). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127119
Princeton 1, 430 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127119 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 430 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127119},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127119
LB  - CDLI:P127119
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - Princeton 1, 430 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127119
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 430 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127119.
Princeton 1, 430 artifact entry (No. P127119). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127119
Princeton 1, 430 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127119 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 430 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127119},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127119},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127119
LB  - CDLI:P127119
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - Princeton 1, 430 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127119
ER  -
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