Ontario 2, 475 (P209854)

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 910x209.621

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz sila3 lugal
2. 2(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du
3. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
4. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin
5. 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 esza
6. 1(ban2) sila3 gig sa-a
7. 5(disz) sila3 sze sa-a
8. 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
9. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
10. 2(disz) sila3 ga gazi
11. 3(disz) sila3 ga hur-gal
12. 2/3(disz) sila3 gesztin had2
13. 1(u) sila3 zu2-lum
14. 8(disz) giri3-lam zu2-lum {gesz}pesz3 2(disz) sila3-ta
15. {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu
16. n sila3 {gesz}pesz3
17. nig2-dab5 u4-sakar nig2 diri ezem-ma-ta?
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18. iti {d}li9-si4 u3
19. iti# {d}dumu-zi
20. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
reverse
1. 4(gesz2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz sila3
2. 3(gesz2) 2(u) sila3 kasz du
3. 2(u) 1(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
4. 4(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) sila3 zi3-gu
5. 2(u) 6(disz) sila3 esza
6. 5(disz) sila3 sze sa-a
7. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 i3-nun
8. 3(disz) sila3 ga gazi
9. 5(disz) sila3 ga hur-gal
10. 1(disz) sila3 gesztin had2
11. 2(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2
12. 1(u) 8(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu
13. 1(u) 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
14. 2(u) 7(disz) giri3-lam mangaga {gesz}haszhur 2(disz) sila3-ta
15. 2(disz) giri3-lam zu2-lum 2(disz) sila3-ta
16. nig2-dab5 iti-da u3 nig2-ezem-ma za3-mu-ka
17. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. nig2-dab5 ki-a-nag szabra-ke4-ne

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Ontario 2, 475

    [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 910x209.621
  • Accession No.: D1157

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.09.00, Amar-Suen.08.12.00, Amar-Suen.09.00.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.08.09.00 to Amar-Suen.09.00.00 (us2 year)

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-05-17 at 09:41:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-16 at 07:58:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:03 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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Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 475 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209854.
Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry (No. P209854). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209854
Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209854 (Accessed: October 10, 2025).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209854},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209854
LB  - CDLI:P209854
M1  - 2025/10/10/
TI  - Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209854
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“Ontario 2, 475 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209854.
Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry (No. P209854). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209854
Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209854 (Accessed: October 10, 2025).
@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209854},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209854
LB  - CDLI:P209854
M1  - 2025/10/10/
TI  - Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209854
ER  -
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