Ontario 2, 315 (P209774)

Administrative tablet excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 910x209.129

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur ur5-ra
2. masz2 1(asz) gur 1(gesz2) 4(u) sila3-ta
3. ki ur-{d}suen-ta
4. geme2-e2-zi-da-ke4
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti du6-ku3-ga
2. u4 7(disz) ba-zal
3. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ba-sa6
2. [...]

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209774

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Nippur (mod. Nuffar)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada
Museum Number ROM 910x209.129
Accession Number D0661

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 060944

References

  • primary: Ontario 2, 315

    [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
2011-07-22 at 14:38:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:01 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, 315 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209774.
Ontario 2, 315 artifact entry (No. P209774). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209774
Ontario 2, 315 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209774 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
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LB  - CDLI:P209774
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Ontario 2, 315 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 315 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209774.
Ontario 2, 315 artifact entry (No. P209774). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209774
Ontario 2, 315 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209774 (Accessed: April 9, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-09]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 315 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209774},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209774},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209774
LB  - CDLI:P209774
M1  - 2026/4/9/
TI  - Ontario 2, 315 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209774
ER  -
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