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Princeton 2, 228 (P201226)

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 1025

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] udu szabra
2. 6(disz) sanga {d}nin-sun2
3. [...] sanga {d}pa-bil-sag
4. 3(disz) sanga {d}nin-hur-sag
5. 3(disz) ur-sa6-ga nu-banda3-gu4
6. [...] ugula ug3-IL2
7. 2(disz) sipa inim-gi-na
8. 3(u) udu
9. [mu]-kux(DU)
10. [...] gu-la
11. [...] {d}na-ru2-a
reverse
1. [...] ur2-ra-ni
2. 1(disz) a-tu
3. 1(disz) lu2-giri17-zal
4. [...] ARAD2-am3
5. 1(disz) mar-tu
6. 1(u) 6(disz) udu
7. sze tuku ki engar nu-banda3-gu4-ke4-ne-ta
8. 2(disz) bu3-lu5-lu5
9. 5(disz) {d}utu-bar-ra
10. szunigin 3(u) udu
11. ugula da-di
12. [...] lu2-dingir-ra
13. [iti ...]
some text moved to next line
14. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Princeton 2, 228

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: PTS 1025
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.00.00 (us2 year)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 14:32:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:34	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (061259) (061259)

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Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 228 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201226.

Princeton 2, 228 artifact entry (No. P201226). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201226

Princeton 2, 228 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201226 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201226},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201226
LB  - CDLI:P201226
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - Princeton 2, 228 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201226
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 228 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201226.

Princeton 2, 228 artifact entry (No. P201226). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201226

Princeton 2, 228 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201226 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201226},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201226},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201226
LB  - CDLI:P201226
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - Princeton 2, 228 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201226
ER  -