Ontario 2, 173 (P209383)
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, CanadaMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMuseum Number
ROM 967.287.017Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
obverse
1. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|)? tug2-gur8 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta gesz-ur3-ra a-ra2 3(disz@t) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
3. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u)
ploughmen always 3 erin2, seeding ploughs always 4 erin2:
d = (a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) = (a/b x 3) + ((a/c x 3) x 3/2/1)
if plough type1 . plough type2, then:
d = 2(a ÷ b/3) + (a ÷ c/3 x 3/2/1) etc.
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 tug2-gurx(|SZE.KIN|) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2-ta x a-ra2 3(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
6. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz)?
reverse
1. 1(bur3) 3(iku) GAN2 szu-ur3-ra a-ra2 2(disz) 4(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2-ta
2. a2 erin2-na-bi u4 5(u) 4(disz)
check calculations
3. a-sza3 muru13
4. ugula lugal-iti-da
5. kiszib3 mes-e2
6. mu us2-sa bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. mes-e2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da
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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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Ontario 2, 173
[Sigrist2004Ontario2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2004. Neo-Sumerian Texts from the Royal Ontario Museum. II: Administrative Texts Mainly from Umma. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: ROM 967.287.017
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00 (us2 year)
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2017-07-11 at 11:46:52 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-05-05 at 10:03:24 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:37:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:48 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (060553) (060553)
This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 003802.2 (composite) (P533791) | - | - |
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2002Ontario,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-06]},
year = {2002},
month = {jul 11},
title = {Ontario 2, 173 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P209383},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209383},
}
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