Ontario 2, 117 (P209475)

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 925.062.072

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. 6(asz) 1(barig) zi3 gur
2. sa2-du11 {d}szara2
3. ki-su7 e2-duru5-gu-la
4. ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
5. mu ur-{d}suen-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ma-mi
2. iti 4(disz)-sze3
  some text moved to next line
3. iti szu-numun-ta
  some text moved to next line
4. iti {d}li9-si4-sze3
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. ur-{d}suen
2. dumu lu2-{d}szara2
3. nu-banda3
  (seal reading from bdtns)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.08.06.00 to Amar-Suen.08.09.00

Seals

seal association uncertain

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005327 (composite) (P458037) S005327 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P209475

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 925.062.072
Accession Number D0067

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060645

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 117

    [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
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2020-06-15 at 05:47:03 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-12-14 at 09:33:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:50 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 Artifact

“Ontario 2, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209475.
Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry (No. P209475). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209475 (Original work published 2002)
Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209475 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209475},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209475
LB  - CDLI:P209475
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 117 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P209475.
Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry (No. P209475). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209475 (Original work published 2002)
Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209475 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209475},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209475
LB  - CDLI:P209475
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209475
ER  -
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