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

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

-

Text

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
  some text moved to next line
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu ma2-dara3-abzu {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P209387

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number ROM 967.287.022
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060557

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-04 at 17:08:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:48 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

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: October 29, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209387},
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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: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 463 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209387},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209387},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209387
LB  - CDLI:P209387
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - Ontario 2, 463 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209387
ER  -
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