Ontario 2, 228 (P209380)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 967.287.014

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin
2. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
3. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
4. 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
5. 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3
6. u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
2. 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
4. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
5. iti {d}li9-si4
6. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šū-Suen.04.09.11 to Šū-Suen.04.09.17

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) S000033 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209380

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number ROM 967.287.014
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060550

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 228

    [Sigrist2004Ontario2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2004. Neo-Sumerian Texts from the Royal Ontario Museum. II: Administrative Texts Mainly from Umma. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-03-03 at 11:49:46 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:49 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-06-03 at 05:27:12 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:48 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

Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 228 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209380.
Ontario 2, 228 artifact entry (No. P209380). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209380
Ontario 2, 228 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209380 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209380},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 228 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209380.
Ontario 2, 228 artifact entry (No. P209380). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209380
Ontario 2, 228 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209380 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 228 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209380},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209380},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209380
LB  - CDLI:P209380
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - Ontario 2, 228 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209380
ER  -
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