Princeton 2, 489 (P201488)

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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Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 1447

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 ARAD2-{d}nanna
2. 3(disz) dug dida 2(ban2)? 1(barig) 3(ban2) ninda lugal 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz sza3-gal kas4-e-ne giri3 ARAD2-{d}nanna
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2 e-ip-qu2-sza
2. u4 2(u) la2 3(disz)-kam
3. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Princeton 2, 489

    [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 1447
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2012-08-27 at 16:57:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:38 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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Cite this Artifact
“Princeton 2, 489 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P201488.
Princeton 2, 489 artifact entry (No. P201488). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201488 (Original work published 2002)
Princeton 2, 489 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201488 (Accessed: May 25, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-25]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {Princeton 2, 489 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201488},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201488},
}


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