Princeton 2, 391 (P201390)

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 1290

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) gesz 1(ban2)
2. 9(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
3. gesz 2(disz) sila3 szunigin
4. 3(u) 8(disz) gesz hi-a zu2-lum-bi
5. 2(barig) 7(disz) sila3 szesz-a-ni
6. 1(u) 6(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
7. 1(u) gesz sza3-sud2
8. 2(u) 4(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
9. 7(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
10. 8(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
11. 2(u) 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
12. 2(u) 6(disz) gesz 5(disz) sila3
13. 2(u) 2(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3
14. 9(disz) gesz 1(disz) sila3
15. 1(u) 8(disz) gesz 1/2(disz) sila3 szunigin
16. 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) gesz hi-a zu2-lum-bi
17. 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur ur-li kar-ra
18. 3(u) 6(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) gesz sza3-sud2
2. 4(u) 2(disz) gesz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
3. 2(u) 1(disz) gesz 2(ban2)
4. 5(u) 8(disz) gesz 3(ban2)
5. 5(disz) gesz 4(ban2)
6. 3(u) 6(disz) gesz 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3
7. 6(disz) gesz 5(ban2)
8. 2(u) gesz 1(barig)
9. 1(u) 6(disz) gesz 2(disz) sila3 szunigin
10. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) gesz hi-a zu2-lum-bi
11. 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur {d}en-lil2-la2-i3-sa6
12. gaba-ri
13. {gesz}kiri6 kab2-du11-ga
14. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e na-mah mu-du3

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Princeton 2, 391

    [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 1290
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:38 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, 391 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201390.
Princeton 2, 391 artifact entry (No. P201390). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201390
Princeton 2, 391 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201390 (Accessed: June 19, 2025).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-19]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201390},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201390},
}


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