Ontario 2, 456 (P209458)

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 925.062.053

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. 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ma2-la2-a zi sze6 kesz2-ra2
3. u4 7(disz)-sze3 ma2 gid2-da
4. u4 1(disz)-sze3
reverse
1. umma{ki}-ta
2. nibru{ki}-sze3
3. ugula lugal-iti-da
4. kiszib3 usz-mu
5. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3
seal 1
1. usz-mu
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-ga

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
CDLI Seals 005503.9 (composite) (P534096) S005503.9 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P209458

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 925.062.053
Accession Number D0048

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060628

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 456

    [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
2013-07-11 at 20:27:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:50 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, 456 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209458.
Ontario 2, 456 artifact entry (No. P209458). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209458
Ontario 2, 456 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209458 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209458},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209458
LB  - CDLI:P209458
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Ontario 2, 456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209458
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 456 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209458.
Ontario 2, 456 artifact entry (No. P209458). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209458
Ontario 2, 456 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209458 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 456 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209458},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209458},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209458
LB  - CDLI:P209458
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - Ontario 2, 456 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209458
ER  -
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