Ontario 2, 464 (P209388)

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 967.287.023

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. nu-ur2-esz18-dar
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. puzur4-ma-ma
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. dingir-szu-ba-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. szu-ga-tum
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. lu2-giri17-zal
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ar-szi-ah
13. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga <a>-hu-zu
14. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
reverse
1. ur-{d}nansze?
2. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. a-kal-la
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
5. ip-qu2-sza
6. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 3(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
7. nu-ur2-{d}suen
8. 1(ban2) kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2) 4(ban2) dabin 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
9. nu-ur2-zu elam
10. szunigin 5(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz 1(disz) dug dida du 3(ban2)
11. szunigin 3(ban2) ninda szunigin 4(ban2) dabin szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 szum2
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12. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) gin2 naga
left
1. u4 2(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
2. iti pa5-u2-e
3. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3

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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, 464

    [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 967.287.023
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.11.02
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:54:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2017-02-19 at 10:01:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:53:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-08-04 at 17:39:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:46 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 464 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209388.
Ontario 2, 464 artifact entry (No. P209388). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209388
Ontario 2, 464 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209388 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 464 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209388},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209388
LB  - CDLI:P209388
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - Ontario 2, 464 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209388
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 464 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209388.
Ontario 2, 464 artifact entry (No. P209388). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209388
Ontario 2, 464 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209388 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 464 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209388},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209388},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209388
LB  - CDLI:P209388
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - Ontario 2, 464 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209388
ER  -
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