Princeton 2, 227 (P201225)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 1023

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. sze gur lugal
2. la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu na-silim
3. e2-a-kun
4. elam-e-ne-ta
5. 8(asz) 4(barig) gur la2-ia3 su-ga ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-li
6. ki-tusz-da-sal4?-la-ta
7. gur zabar-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
2. sze sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
3. giri3 nig2-u2-rum ra2-gaba
4. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu nam-ha-ni

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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, 227

    [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 1023
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.02.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-12-19 at 16:46:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:32:56 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005225 (composite) (P457935) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“Princeton 2, 227 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201225.
Princeton 2, 227 artifact entry (No. P201225). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201225
Princeton 2, 227 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201225 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201225},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201225},
}


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