Ontario 2, 486 (P209416)

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 967.287.065

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz@t)-kam us2
2. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
3. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
4. 3(u) 3(disz) tug2 guz-za du
5. 4(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
6. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) tug2 usz-bar
7. 8(disz) gada du
  blank space
8. ki ur-am3-ma-ta
9. 3(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz@t)-kam us2
10. 4(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
11. 6(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
12. 2(u) tug2 guz-za du
13. 4(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
14. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) tug2 usz-bar
15. 8(disz) gada du
  blank space
16. ki lu2-du10-ga-ta
17. 9(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
18. 2(u) tug2 guz-za du
19. 4(u) tug2 sag usz-bar
20. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar
reverse
1. 4(disz) gada du
  blank space
2. ki ur-{d}a-szar2-ta
3. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
4. 7(disz) tug2 guz-za du
  blank space
5. ki a-kal-la-ta
6. szunigin 1(u) 5(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
7. szunigin 1(u) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
8. szunigin 1(u) tug2 nig2-lam2 du
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) tug2 guz-za du
10. szunigin 2(gesz2) tug2 sag usz-bar
11. szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) tug2 usz-bar
12. szunigin 2(u) gada du
13. ($ blank space $) 9(gesz2) 6(disz) tug2 hi-a
14. tug2 e2-gal-la kux(KWU147)-ra sza3 nibru{ki}
15. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu szu ba-ti
16. iti {d}dumu-zi
17. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Ontario 2, 486

    [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 967.287.065
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.12.00
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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
2015-05-05 at 10:03:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-01-13 at 14:00:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Sterling CDLI Approved View
2011-11-22 at 08:05:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Sterling CDLI Approved View
2011-11-21 at 17:55:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Sterling CDLI Approved View
2011-11-20 at 09:36:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Sterling CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:49 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, 486 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209416.
Ontario 2, 486 artifact entry (No. P209416). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209416
Ontario 2, 486 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209416 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209416},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209416
LB  - CDLI:P209416
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - Ontario 2, 486 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209416
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 486 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209416.
Ontario 2, 486 artifact entry (No. P209416). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209416
Ontario 2, 486 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209416 (Accessed: March 16, 2026).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-16]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 486 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209416},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209416},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209416
LB  - CDLI:P209416
M1  - 2026/3/16/
TI  - Ontario 2, 486 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209416
ER  -
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