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

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

-

Text

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?
  some text moved to next line
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.08.09.00 to Amar-Suen.09.00.00 (us2 year)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P209854

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 910x209.621
Accession Number D1157

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 061024

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-05-17 at 09:41:25 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-16 at 07:58:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 14:38:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:03 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, 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: April 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209854},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209854},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209854},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209854
LB  - CDLI:P209854
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - Ontario 2, 475 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209854
ER  -
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