Princeton 2, 209 (P201207)

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 1000

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
4. la-ni-mu
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 3(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. sza-al-mah
reverse
1. 3(ban2) sila3 kasz 5(ban2) ninda 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
2. sza3-gal kas4-e-ne
3. gaba-ta bala-a
4. giri3 sza-al-mah
5. szunigin 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. szunigin 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du
7. szunigin 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda
8. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 i3
9. szunigin 4(disz) gin2 naga
10. szunigin 2(disz) ku6 2(disz) sa szum2
11. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam iti min-esz3
left
1. mu en eridu{ki} 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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  • primary: Princeton 2, 209

    [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 1000
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.07.17
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-03-19 at 16:58:45 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-03-19 at 16:46:33 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-15 at 11:28:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-10-15 at 11:27:59 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 209 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201207.
Princeton 2, 209 artifact entry (No. P201207). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201207 (Original work published 2002)
Princeton 2, 209 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201207 (Accessed: September 18, 2025).
@misc{2024Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Princeton 2, 209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P201207
LB  - CDLI:P201207
M1  - 2025/9/18/
TI  - Princeton 2, 209 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201207
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 209 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201207.
Princeton 2, 209 artifact entry (No. P201207). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201207 (Original work published 2002)
Princeton 2, 209 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201207 (Accessed: September 18, 2025).
@misc{2024Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Princeton 2, 209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201207},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201207},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P201207
LB  - CDLI:P201207
M1  - 2025/9/18/
TI  - Princeton 2, 209 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201207
ER  -
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