Princeton 1, 520 (P127209)

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 0507

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(u) 5(disz) ug3-IL2#
2. 1(disz) ug3-IL2 [tu-ra]
3. ugula du11-ga
4. 1(u) 8(disz) ug3-IL2
5. 1(disz) ug3-IL2 tu-ra
6. ugula szesz-kal-la
7. 1(u) 8(disz) ug3-IL2
8. 1(disz) ug3-IL2 tu-ra
reverse
1. ugula lu2-{d}utu
2. a-da gub-ba
3. a-sza3 sipa-ne u3 gaba ki-u8-a gal2-la
4. ur-e2-an-na i3-dab5
5. iti 1(disz)-sze3
  seal impression
6. mu x [...]
seal 1
1. ur-e2-an-na
2. dub-sar
3. dumu bar-ra-an
  following Mayr

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):

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P127209

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 0507
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033452

References

  • primary: Princeton 1, 520

    [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: Mayr SITU, p. 385 (seal)

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-13 at 18:45:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-04-14 at 05:15:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-10-31 at 20:37:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-13 at 11:17:33 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:22 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 520 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127209.
Princeton 1, 520 artifact entry (No. P127209). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127209 (Original work published 2001)
Princeton 1, 520 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127209 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	title = {Princeton 1, 520 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127209},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 520 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 13, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P127209.
Princeton 1, 520 artifact entry (No. P127209). (2024, June 13). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127209 (Original work published 2001)
Princeton 1, 520 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127209 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 13},
	title = {Princeton 1, 520 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127209},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127209},
}

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PY  - 2024
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