Princeton 2, 463 (P201462)

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 1410

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 kur-bi-la-ak gaba-asz
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 al-la
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 lugal-{d}[...]
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) sa szum2 gu-za-num2
3. szunigin 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2)
4. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du
5. szunigin 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ninda
6. szunigin 8(disz) gin2 i3 8(disz) gin2 naga
7. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
left
1. zi-ga u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
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2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu

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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, 463

    [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 1410
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.01.26 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-01 at 17:10:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:40 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 463 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201462.
Princeton 2, 463 artifact entry (No. P201462). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201462
Princeton 2, 463 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201462 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 463 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201462},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201462
LB  - CDLI:P201462
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - Princeton 2, 463 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201462
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Princeton 2, 463 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201462.
Princeton 2, 463 artifact entry (No. P201462). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201462
Princeton 2, 463 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201462 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 463 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201462},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201462},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201462
LB  - CDLI:P201462
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - Princeton 2, 463 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201462
ER  -
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