Ontario 2, 459 (P209408)

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 967.287.050

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

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tablet
obverse
1. kasz saga kasz ninda szum2 i3 naga
2. sila3 sila3 sila3 gin2 gin2 gin2
3. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) szu-er3-ra
4. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) [...]
5. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) szar-ru-um-i3-li2
6. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) {d}szul-gi-ba-ni
7. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) i3-li2-dan
8. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) lugal-a2-zi-da
9. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) [...]-ar-tum
10. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) ha-ra-na-i3-sa6
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1. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) ur-{d}nin-sun2
2. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) er3-dam
3. 5(disz) 5(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) ma?-i3-li2
4. 3(disz) 2(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) ur3-re-ba-ab-du7
5. 3(disz) 2(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) la-al-la-a
6. 3(disz) 2(disz) 5(disz) 3(disz) 2(disz) [...]-dan
7. 1(u) 4(u) 9(disz) 1(gesz2) 1(disz) 1(disz) sila3 [...] gin2
8. 2/3(disz) sila3 [...] 2(disz) gin2
9. 1/3(disz) sila3 8(disz) gin2
10. u4 [...] 2(disz)-kam
11. iti e2-iti-6(disz)

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Ontario 2, 459

    [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 967.287.050
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.08.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-11-11 at 14:58:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:37:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:49 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, 459 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209408.
Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry (No. P209408). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209408
Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209408 (Accessed: September 27, 2025).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-27]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209408
LB  - CDLI:P209408
M1  - 2025/9/27/
TI  - Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209408
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 459 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209408.
Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry (No. P209408). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209408
Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209408 (Accessed: September 27, 2025).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-27]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209408},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209408},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209408
LB  - CDLI:P209408
M1  - 2025/9/27/
TI  - Ontario 2, 459 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209408
ER  -
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