Princeton 2, 164 (P201162)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USAMuseum Number
PTS 0946Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (messenger text, group G)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
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1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga sila ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 a-i3-li2 gaba-asz
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) du i3 2(disz) du naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 u-bar sukkal gaba-asz
3. 2(ban2) sila3 kasz sila ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 <i3> sza3-gal kas4 gaba-ta bala-a giri3 u-bar sukkal
4. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin sila3 kasz du
6. szunigin sila ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga? nigin2 4(disz) ku6
8. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
9. u4 7(disz)-kam
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10. iti min-esz3
11. mu [... ba]-hun
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga sila ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2 a-i3-li2 gaba-asz
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) du i3 2(disz) du naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 u-bar sukkal gaba-asz
3. 2(ban2) sila3 kasz sila ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 <i3> sza3-gal kas4 gaba-ta bala-a giri3 u-bar sukkal
4. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida du 1(ban2)
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga szunigin sila3 kasz du
6. szunigin sila ninda szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
7. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga? nigin2 4(disz) ku6
8. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
9. u4 7(disz)-kam
some text moved to next line
10. iti min-esz3
11. mu [... ba]-hun
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative (messenger text, group G)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Princeton 2, 164
[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.
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- Museum No.: PTS 0946
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.07.07
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Artifact | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:55:12 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2016-01-15 at 09:42:14 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:32:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:33 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (061196) (061196)
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Cite this Artifact
“Princeton 2, 164 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201162.
Princeton 2, 164 artifact entry (No. P201162). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201162 (Original work published 2002)
Princeton 2, 164 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201162 (Accessed: August 11, 2025).
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year = {2024},
month = {nov 16},
title = {Princeton 2, 164 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P201162},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201162},
}
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