Ontario 2, 310 (P209381)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 967.287.015

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze zi3 KA nu-banda3-bi-ne
3. ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta
4. i3-dub he-gal2-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lugal-erin2
6. ugula sanga {d}nin-gir2-su
reverse
1. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
2. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} hu-ur5-ti{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. lu2#-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-erin2#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209381

Physical information

unopened envelope

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
unopened envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number ROM 967.287.015
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060551

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 310

    [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
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, 310 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209381.
Ontario 2, 310 artifact entry (No. P209381). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209381
Ontario 2, 310 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209381 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209381},
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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 310 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209381.
Ontario 2, 310 artifact entry (No. P209381). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209381
Ontario 2, 310 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209381 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 310 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209381},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209381},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209381
LB  - CDLI:P209381
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - Ontario 2, 310 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209381
ER  - 
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