Ontario 2, 259 (P209644)
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, CanadaMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, CanadaMuseum Number
ROM 925.062.402Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (gaba-ri)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze ar3 gur
2. mu lu2-gi-na lu2 szum2-pu2-[pu2{ki}]-sze3
3. 1(asz) sze ar3 gur
4. mu da-da dub-sar-sze3
5. ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
reverse
1. gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-gi-na
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu en-nun-ne2 en eridu{ki} ba-hun
obverse
1. 4(asz) sze ar3 gur
2. mu lu2-gi-na lu2 szum2-pu2-[pu2{ki}]-sze3
3. 1(asz) sze ar3 gur
4. mu da-da dub-sar-sze3
5. ki lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra-ta
reverse
1. gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-gi-na
2. iti sze-sag11-ku5
3. mu en-nun-ne2 en eridu{ki} ba-hun
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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- Genre(s): Administrative (gaba-ri)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: Ontario 2, 259
[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 925.062.402
- Accession No.: D0398
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.01.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2011-07-22 at 14:38:27 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:32:58 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2002-07-11 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (060814) (060814)
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Cite this Artifact
“Ontario 2, 259 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209644.
Ontario 2, 259 artifact entry (No. P209644). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209644
Ontario 2, 259 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209644 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).
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