Ontario 2, 178 (P209620)

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 925.062.377

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. 1(disz) su7 1(u) 2(asz) gur
2. sza3 aga3-us2 a-kal-la-ke4-ne
3. ab-ba-gi-na in-uru4
4. 2(disz) su7 1(u) gur e2-gi4-a u3 ur-zi3-dam ib2-uru4
5. 1(disz) su7 8(disz) gur lugal-e-mah-e in-uru4
6. sza3 sahar-ra ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
7. 1(disz) su7 2(asz) gur sukud? {gesz}guzza-ni [in uru4]
8. a-kal-la muhaldim in-uru4
9. 1(disz) su7 3(asz) gur szukur sza3 sahar-ra
10. ur-lugal dumu da-a-gi4 in-uru4
11. 1(disz) su7 6(asz) gur szukur sza3 sahar-ra
12. lugal-ukken-ne2-me in-uru4
reverse
1. ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
2. 1(disz) su7 1(asz) gur
3. lugal-nesag-e
4. 1(disz) su7 4(asz) gur sza3 a-tu [dumu] lugal-a2-zi-da [...]
5. lugal-nesag-e nu-banda3-gu4 [...]
6. 1(disz) su7 3(u) gur lugal-nesag-e nu-banda3-gu4
7. 1(disz) su7 3(asz) gur lu2-saga dumu ur-ag2-mu
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8. su7 szu-szum2-ma ki-su7 a-sza3 muru13?
  edition has murub
9. mu x x x kiszib3# lugal-ku3-ga-ni
10. x [...] x mu en-sze3
seal 1
1. lugal-ku3-ga-ni
2. dumu lu2-{d}nin-[ur4-ra]

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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  • primary: Ontario 2, 178

    [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 925.062.377
  • Accession No.: D0373

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-12-29 at 06:42:09 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-06-30 at 08:51:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-02-06 at 08:46:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:57 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 006082 (composite) (P478027) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 178 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209620.
Ontario 2, 178 artifact entry (No. P209620). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209620
Ontario 2, 178 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209620 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209620},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209620
LB  - CDLI:P209620
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - Ontario 2, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209620
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 178 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209620.
Ontario 2, 178 artifact entry (No. P209620). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209620
Ontario 2, 178 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209620 (Accessed: August 3, 2025).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-03]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 178 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209620},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209620},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209620
LB  - CDLI:P209620
M1  - 2025/8/3/
TI  - Ontario 2, 178 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209620
ER  -
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