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Ontario 2, 346 (P209855)

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 910x209.622

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. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) gin2 i3
2. mu ki
3. 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gin2 i3
4. mu ki-masz{ki}
5. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 i3
6. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
7. 3(barig) 5(ban2) 7(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 2(disz) 1/3(disz) gin2
8. sza3-bi-ta
9. 2(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 gin2 i3 szu-gir2? sa2-du11 {d}szara2
10. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
11. 2(u) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3
12. mu ki-masz{ki}
13. 2(u) 9(disz) sila3 1(u) 2(disz) gin2 i3
14. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki}
15. sze a
reverse
1. 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2
2. zi-ga-am3
3. 2(barig)? 2(ban2) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
4. ki a-tu-ta
5. 1(u) 3(disz)-kam

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)

Collections

Royal Ontario Museum of Archaeology, Toronto, Ontario, Canada

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: Ontario 2, 346

[Sigrist2004Ontario2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2004. Neo-Sumerian Texts from the Royal Ontario Museum. II: Administrative Texts Mainly from Umma. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: ROM 910x209.622
Accession No.: D1158

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.45.00.00, Šulgi.46.00.00, Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period: Šulgi.45.00.00 to Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 14:38:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 11:34:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:03	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2002-07-11 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alivernini, Sergio; Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (061025) (061025)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 346 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209855.

Ontario 2, 346 artifact entry (No. P209855). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209855

Ontario 2, 346 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209855 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 346 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209855},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209855
LB  - CDLI:P209855
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - Ontario 2, 346 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209855
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“Ontario 2, 346 Artifact Entry.” 2002. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 11, 2002. https://cdli.earth/P209855.

Ontario 2, 346 artifact entry (No. P209855). (2002, July 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P209855

Ontario 2, 346 artifact entry (2002) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P209855 (Accessed: March 17, 2026).

@misc{2002Ontario,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-17]},
	year = {2002},
	month = {jul 11},
	title = {Ontario 2, 346 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P209855},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P209855},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2002/7/11/
PY  - 2002
ID  - P209855
LB  - CDLI:P209855
M1  - 2026/3/17/
TI  - Ontario 2, 346 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P209855
ER  -