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Princeton 2, 421 (P201420)

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 1334

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) kusz hi-a
2. a-gu-gu
3. 3(u) kusz lugal-ku3-ga-ni
4. 3(u) kusz lugal-{d}isztaran
5. 3(u) kusz szesz-kal-la
6. {gesz}apin-sze3
7. engar-e szu ba-ab-ti
reverse
1. e2-kiszib3-ba-ta
2. kiszib3 a-gu-gu szabra
3. iti szu-numun
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lugal-ezem
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da

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, 421

[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 1334
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.06.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:33:24	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:32:39	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (061439) (061439)

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 003441.2 (composite) (P533690)	-	-

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 421 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201420.

Princeton 2, 421 artifact entry (No. P201420). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201420

Princeton 2, 421 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201420 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 421 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201420},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201420},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201420
LB  - CDLI:P201420
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - Princeton 2, 421 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201420
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 421 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201420.

Princeton 2, 421 artifact entry (No. P201420). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201420

Princeton 2, 421 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201420 (Accessed: April 3, 2026).

@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 421 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201420},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201420},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201420
LB  - CDLI:P201420
M1  - 2026/4/3/
TI  - Princeton 2, 421 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201420
ER  -