Princeton 2, 458 (P201457)

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 1397

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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tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) gu4 u2 mu gu4 niga saga 4(disz)-a-sze3
2. 2(disz) gu4 niga saga
3. 4(disz) udu niga saga bar-gal2
4. 6(disz) udu niga us2 bar-gal2
5. 8(disz) udu niga saga bar-su-ga
6. 1(u) 2(disz) udu niga us2 bar-su-ga
7. 2(u) 8(disz) udu u2 bar-gal2
8. 1(u) 4(disz) udu u2 bar-su-ga
9. 1(disz) sila4 bar-gal2
10. 2(disz) sila4 ga
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. masz2-da-re-a
2'. a-kal-la
3'. ki usz-mu-ta ba-zi
4'. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
5'. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Princeton 2, 458

    [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 1397
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 14:33:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:39 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, 458 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201457.
Princeton 2, 458 artifact entry (No. P201457). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201457
Princeton 2, 458 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201457 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 458 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201457},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201457
LB  - CDLI:P201457
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - Princeton 2, 458 artifact entry
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ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 458 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201457.
Princeton 2, 458 artifact entry (No. P201457). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201457
Princeton 2, 458 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201457 (Accessed: November 17, 2025).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 458 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201457},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201457},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201457
LB  - CDLI:P201457
M1  - 2025/11/17/
TI  - Princeton 2, 458 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201457
ER  - 
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