Ontario 2, 479 (P209402)

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 967.287.042

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) ma-na siki nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. 7(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 3(disz)-kam us2
3. 3(asz) gu2 3(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 2(asz) gu2 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na siki tug2 guz-za du
5. 1(asz) gu2 siki usz-bar
reverse
1. siki sumun siki kur-ra
2. ki ensi2-ta
3. ur-{d}nin-tu szu ba-ti
4. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar
5. mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P209402

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 967.287.042
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060572

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 479

    [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
2018-10-10 at 08:44:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration McGrath, William CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-02-15 at 20:03:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:49 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, 479 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209402.
Ontario 2, 479 artifact entry (No. P209402). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209402
Ontario 2, 479 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209402 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
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LB  - CDLI:P209402
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Ontario 2, 479 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209402
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 479 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209402.
Ontario 2, 479 artifact entry (No. P209402). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209402
Ontario 2, 479 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209402 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 479 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209402
LB  - CDLI:P209402
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Ontario 2, 479 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209402
ER  -
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