Princeton 2, 449 (P201448)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 1385

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz'u) sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)-kam
3. sar {u2}har-an bu3-ra 2(u) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 4(u)-kam
5. 2(u) sar al 8(disz) sar-ta
reverse
1. a2-bi u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
2. a-sza3 gibil
3. sar {u2}kiszi17 ku5-a 1(u) sar-ta
4. a2-bi u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
5. a-sza3 gu4-suhub2
6. a2 lu2 hun-ga2
7. ugula a-gu-gu
8. kiszib3 na-ba-sa6
9. mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. na-ba-sa6
2. dumu [he2-sa6]
3. [iszib {d}szara2]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003843 (composite) (P456553) S003843 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P201448

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA
Museum Number PTS 1385
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 061466

References

  • primary: Princeton 2, 449

    [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
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:39 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, 449 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201448.
Princeton 2, 449 artifact entry (No. P201448). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201448
Princeton 2, 449 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201448 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 449 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201448},
}


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DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
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LB  - CDLI:P201448
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Princeton 2, 449 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 449 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201448.
Princeton 2, 449 artifact entry (No. P201448). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201448
Princeton 2, 449 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201448 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 449 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201448},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201448},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201448
LB  - CDLI:P201448
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - Princeton 2, 449 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201448
ER  -
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