Ontario 2, 463 (P209387)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Museum Number

ROM 967.287.022

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 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
2. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
4. ma-asz2
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-{d}nin-szubur
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
8. lu2-giri17-zal
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
10. szu-ma-ma
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
12. kal-la-mu
13. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
14. ar#-szi-ah
15. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 3(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. a-hu-ni
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ur-{d}ba-ba6
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga bu3-ka
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga ur-e2-babbar2
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. im-ti-dam
7. 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 1(ban2) ninda 5(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
8. ip-qu2-sza
9. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)
10. szunigin 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ninda szunigin 5(ban2) dabin
11. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3 1/2(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
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2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

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: Ontario 2, 463

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

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  • Museum No.: ROM 967.287.022
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.01.11
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-08-04 at 17:08:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:48 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
“Ontario 2, 463 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209387.
Ontario 2, 463 artifact entry (No. P209387). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209387
Ontario 2, 463 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209387 (Accessed: July 16, 2025).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-16]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 463 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209387},
}

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