Princeton 1, 556 (P127245)

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 0499

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) 3(u)($ blank space $)
2. ugula ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. szu mes-e2
4. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-ni dumu-ni
6. szu lu2-{d}nin-szubur#
7. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
8. dumu ARAD2-ni
9. 1/2(asz@c)#? ur-{d}a-szar2
10. dumu lugal-dalla
11. 1/2(asz@c) ARAD2
12. 1(disz) da-da-mu dumu-ni
13. szu? ur-mes
  very narrow line squeezed in
14. 1/2(asz@c) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re unu3
15. ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
16. ($ blank space $) ARAD2 lugal-nesag-e# dumu lu2-gi-na#
  blank space
column 2
1. szu {d}szara2-ki-[ag2-x]
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
3. dumu nig2-[...]
4. ($ blank space $) tu-[...]
5. szu ur-[...]
6. 1(disz) [...]
7. ($ blank space $) [...]
8. dumu [...]
9. ugula [...]
10. 1(asz) ur-[...]
11. 1(disz) ARAD2-[...]
12. ugula e2-[...]
13. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ur-[...]
14. 1(asz) x [x] ur2-ra-ni
15. 1(disz) [...]-i3-li2
16. dumu [...]-me
17. x a [...]-sa6 [...] lu2-hi-li
18. ugula lugal-ku3-zu
19. 1(asz@c) GAN2 gu-da-x-[...] x gu2-tar
20. [...]
21. [...] a [x]
22. [...]-me
23. [...]
reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
1. 1(asz) iti ur-{d}a-szar2
2. 1(disz) ba-an-kux(KWU147)
3. ugula lugal-ukken-ne2
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P127245

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 0499
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 033488

References

  • primary: Princeton 1, 556

    [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: Princeton 2, 12

    [Sigrist2005Princeton2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2005. Tablets from the Princeton Theological Seminary: Ur III Period. Part 2. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 18. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-04-21 at 07:45:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-02 at 11:38:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:40:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:23 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, 556 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127245.
Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry (No. P127245). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127245
Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127245 (Accessed: September 5, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127245},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127245},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P127245
M1  - 2026/9/5/
TI  - Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127245
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 1, 556 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P127245.
Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry (No. P127245). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127245
Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127245 (Accessed: September 5, 2026).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-09-05]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127245},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127245},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P127245
LB  - CDLI:P127245
M1  - 2026/9/5/
TI  - Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P127245
ER  -
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