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

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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)

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)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Seal information:

    seal association uncertain

  • Artifact comments:


  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: ROM 925.062.072
  • Accession No.: D0067

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.06.00, Amar-Suen.08.09.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.08.06.00 to Amar-Suen.08.09.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2020-06-15 at 05:47:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-12-14 at 09:33:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:50 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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

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

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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: December 21, 2025).
@misc{2023Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209475},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209475},
}

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DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P209475
LB  - CDLI:P209475
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209475
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: December 21, 2025).
@misc{2023Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	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  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - Ontario 2, 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209475
ER  - 
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