Princeton 2, 505 (P201504)

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 1118 = PTS 1504 (?)

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-bu-ni
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. suhusz-gi
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. i-ku-ku
10. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ur-{d}nin-sun2-ka
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
14. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
15. ur-{d}utu
reverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
2. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. szu-{d}iszkur
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
5. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ad-da-na-bi-ir
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
8. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
9. ur-saga
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 2(disz) sa szum2
11. 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. la-la
13. szunigin 4(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda 1(u) 8(disz) sa szum2
14. 1/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) gin2 i3 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(u) 9(disz)-kam
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2. 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, 505

    [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 1118 = PTS 1504 (?)
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:55:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 13:29:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:15:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-06-10 at 08:00:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:33:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:41 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, 505 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201504.
Princeton 2, 505 artifact entry (No. P201504). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201504
Princeton 2, 505 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201504 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 505 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201504},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201504
LB  - CDLI:P201504
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - Princeton 2, 505 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201504
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Princeton 2, 505 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P201504.
Princeton 2, 505 artifact entry (No. P201504). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P201504
Princeton 2, 505 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P201504 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
@misc{2002Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-28]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Princeton 2, 505 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P201504},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P201504},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P201504
LB  - CDLI:P201504
M1  - 2025/7/28/
TI  - Princeton 2, 505 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P201504
ER  -
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