Ontario 2, 261 (P209698)

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 925.062.463

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2)? sze gur lugal
2. a2 ma2 hun-ga2
3. kiszib3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
4. 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
5. sza3-gal udu niga
6. kiszib3 kuruszda-e-ne
7. 1(barig) sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
8. kiszib3 lu2-banda3
reverse
1. 2(barig) 5(ban2) sze giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
2. 1(barig) sze e2-kikken kux(KWU147)-ra
3. szunigin 1(u) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
4. sze ar3-ra zi-ga
5. e2-kikken-ta
6. iti dal
  some text moved to next line
7. mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209698

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 925.062.463
Accession Number D0459

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060868

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 261

    [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
2019-12-07 at 12:30:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:32:59 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, 261 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209698.
Ontario 2, 261 artifact entry (No. P209698). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209698
Ontario 2, 261 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209698 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209698},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 261 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209698.
Ontario 2, 261 artifact entry (No. P209698). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209698
Ontario 2, 261 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209698 (Accessed: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209698},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209698
LB  - CDLI:P209698
M1  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - Ontario 2, 261 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209698
ER  -
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