Princeton 2, 273 (P201271)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 1109

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. 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz
2. e2 {d}szul-pa-e3
3. gub-ba
4. GAN2 e2-igi-szu-[galam]
reverse
1. ki-a-mu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201271

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PTS 1109
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 061299

References

  • primary: Princeton 2, 273

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:33:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:35 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 273 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201271.
Princeton 2, 273 artifact entry (No. P201271). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201271
Princeton 2, 273 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201271 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201271},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 273 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201271.
Princeton 2, 273 artifact entry (No. P201271). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201271
Princeton 2, 273 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201271 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 273 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201271},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201271},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201271
LB  - CDLI:P201271
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Princeton 2, 273 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201271
ER  -
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