Ontario 2, 263 (P209429)

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 925.062.023

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. 1(gesz2) sze gur lugal
2. lu2-he2-gal2
3. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur
4. szesz-a-ni
5. 2(u) 2(asz) sze gur
6. sze-ba iszib-e-ne
7. 1(u) sze gur
reverse
1. lu2-ga-ti-e
2. 3(asz) 2(barig) sze-ba za3-mu
3. 4(barig) al-la
4. 1(u) sze gur
5. kiszib3 ha-lu5-lu5
6. 1(disz) gur ur-{d}szul-gi
7. szunigin 2(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) sze gur lugal
8. sza3 sze gesz e3-a
9. giri3 ur-{d}[...]
left
1. iti min-esz3
2. mu a-ra2 2(disz)-kam kar2-har{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209429

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number ROM 925.062.023
Accession Number D0018

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060599

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 263

    [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 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-05-17 at 09:38:46 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-05-14 at 17:51:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:03 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

Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 263 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209429.
Ontario 2, 263 artifact entry (No. P209429). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209429
Ontario 2, 263 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209429 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209429},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 263 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209429.
Ontario 2, 263 artifact entry (No. P209429). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209429
Ontario 2, 263 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209429 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209429},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209429},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2002
ID  - P209429
LB  - CDLI:P209429
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - Ontario 2, 263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209429
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