Ontario 2, 140 (P209524)

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 925.062.122

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. 3(u) 4(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-[sze3]
2. a-e bu3?-a kun i7-da-ka sahar si-ga
3. ugula {d}szara2-za-me
reverse
1. kiszib3 da-da-ga
2. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
1. da-da-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3

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 002124.1 (composite) (P533369) S002124.1 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209524

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 925.062.122
Accession Number D0117

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060694

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 140

    [Sigrist2004Ontario2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2004. Neo-Sumerian Texts from the Royal Ontario Museum. II: Administrative Texts Mainly from Umma. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 317

    [Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2013-07-11 at 20:27:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:52 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, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P209524.
Ontario 2, 140 artifact entry (No. P209524). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209524 (Original work published 2002)
Ontario 2, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209524 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {Ontario 2, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209524},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 140 Artifact Entry.” (2002) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P209524.
Ontario 2, 140 artifact entry (No. P209524). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209524 (Original work published 2002)
Ontario 2, 140 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209524 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {Ontario 2, 140 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209524},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209524},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P209524
LB  - CDLI:P209524
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Ontario 2, 140 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209524
ER  -
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