Princeton 1, 555 (P127244)

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 0504

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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tablet
obverse
1. [n] 1(disz) gurusz nagar [...]
2. [n] 2(u) 5(disz) x x [...]
3. [n] 5(disz) ad-kup4#? [...]
4. 1(disz) gesz GAN2 ur3? szu [...]
5. 1/2(disz) ma-na sza3 du lahtan2#? [...]
6. 1(disz) GA2 ki KA [...]
7. 6(disz) {gesz}nig2-gul [...]
8. 1(disz) kid dag gid2-bi [...]
9. dagal-bi 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 [...]
reverse
1. 1(disz) gesz x [...]
2. 1(disz) gesz x [...]
  blank space
3. 1(u) 5(disz) {kusz}e-sir2 [...]
4. 4(disz) gurusz u4 4(disz)-sze3 e2 [...]
5. mun GIM GIN2
6. 4(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3
7. kun-zi-da-ta gi#? [...] SZID x
8. 2(disz) kid {gesz}gu-za gid2-bi# [...]
9. gid2-bi 1(disz) ninda 3(disz) kusz3 dagal-bi# 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3 sza3 e2 ASZ [...]
10. ki szesz-kal-la
left
1. kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
2. mu an-sza-an{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2 umma{ki}
3. lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
4. dub-sar
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. ARAD2-zu?

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Princeton 1, 555

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: PTS 0504
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-04-02 at 06:28:17 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-07 at 10:38:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005863 (composite) (P458573) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.34.00.00, Šulgi.35.12.00

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Cite this Artifact
“Princeton 1, 555 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127244.
Princeton 1, 555 artifact entry (No. P127244). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127244
Princeton 1, 555 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127244 (Accessed: July 7, 2025).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 555 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127244},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127244},
}

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DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127244
LB  - CDLI:P127244
M1  - 2025/7/7/
TI  - Princeton 1, 555 artifact entry
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