Princeton 1, 450 (P127139)

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 0937

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. 3(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. a-da gub-ba
3. a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti
4. ugula ab-ba-gi-na
reverse
1. kiszib3 ukken#-[ne2]
  seal impression
2. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ukken-ne2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir?

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 004330.7 (composite) (P533892) S004330.7 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P127139

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 0937
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033382

References

  • primary: Princeton 1, 450

    [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
2013-06-29 at 18:56:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:09 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:21 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, 450 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127139.
Princeton 1, 450 artifact entry (No. P127139). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127139
Princeton 1, 450 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127139 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 450 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127139},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127139
LB  - CDLI:P127139
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Princeton 1, 450 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127139
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 1, 450 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127139.
Princeton 1, 450 artifact entry (No. P127139). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127139
Princeton 1, 450 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127139 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 450 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127139},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127139},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127139
LB  - CDLI:P127139
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Princeton 1, 450 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127139
ER  -
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