Ontario 2, 321 (P209438)

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 925.062.033

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 sze igi-{d}[...]
2. sila3 ur-dun
3. 6(disz) sila3 bi2-da
4. 6(disz) sila3 ur-esz3-lil2-la2
5. 4(disz) sila4 {d}szara2-u3-[numun]
reverse
1. [sze] numun ninda-sze3 guru7 tak4-a
2. ki in-sa6-sa6-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}szara2 sza3 kar-ra-ka
4. ugula lu2-giri17-zal
5. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
6. mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}szara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209438

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 925.062.033
Accession Number D0028

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060608

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 321

    [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
2016-02-18 at 11:54:16 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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, 321 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209438.
Ontario 2, 321 artifact entry (No. P209438). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209438
Ontario 2, 321 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209438 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209438},
}


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DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
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LB  - CDLI:P209438
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Ontario 2, 321 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 321 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209438.
Ontario 2, 321 artifact entry (No. P209438). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209438
Ontario 2, 321 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209438 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 321 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209438},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209438},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209438
LB  - CDLI:P209438
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - Ontario 2, 321 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209438
ER  -
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