Princeton 2, 461 (P201460)

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 1402

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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Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga gesz gal-gal
2. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. ur-{d}ig-alim
4. 3(u) gurusz szitim 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
5. 3(disz) ugula 1/2(disz) sila3
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6. iti dal
7. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
8. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
9. ur-{d}ig-alim
10. 3(u) gurusz szitim 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
11. 3(disz) ugula? 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
12. iti szu-numun-na
13. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
14. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
15. ur-{d}ig-alim
16. 3(u) gurusz szitim 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
reverse
1. 3(disz) ugula 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
2. iti min-esz3
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
4. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
5. ur-{d}ig-alim
6. 3(u) gurusz szitim 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-ta
7. 3(disz) ugula 1/2(disz) sila3-ta
8. iti e2-iti-6(disz)
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9. i3-ba szitim e2 {d}szara2-ka dub-ba
10. giri3 ur-{d}ig-alim
11. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
12. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}[szu]-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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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, 461

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: PTS 1402
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.05.00, Šū-Suen.02.06.00, Šū-Suen.02.07.00, Šū-Suen.02.08.00
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.02.05.00 to Šū-Suen.02.08.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:55 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-09 at 18:04:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-08-13 at 10:08:52 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-07-19 at 10:34:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:40 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 461 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201460.
Princeton 2, 461 artifact entry (No. P201460). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201460
Princeton 2, 461 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201460 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201460},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201460
LB  - CDLI:P201460
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - Princeton 2, 461 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201460
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 461 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201460.
Princeton 2, 461 artifact entry (No. P201460). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201460
Princeton 2, 461 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201460 (Accessed: October 8, 2025).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-08]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201460},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201460
LB  - CDLI:P201460
M1  - 2025/10/8/
TI  - Princeton 2, 461 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201460
ER  -
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