Princeton 1, 253 (P126942)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

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Museum Collection(s)

Princeton Theological Seminary, Princeton, New Jersey, USA

Museum Number

PTS 0743

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) {gesz}|TUKxUD|
2. lu2 ni-ig-ri2-ke4-ne
3. ki a-gu-ta
4. kiszib3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e
reverse
  seal impression
1. sza3 bala-a
2. mu si-ma-num2{ki}
seal 1
1. lugal-si-NE-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-sa6-ga
  following Mayr

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Princeton 1, 253

    [Sigrist1990Princeton1] Sigrist, Marcel. 1990. Tablettes Du Princeton Theological Seminary. Époque d’Ur III. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 10. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

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  • Museum No.: PTS 0743
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-03-17 at 03:50:33 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-04-14 at 05:15:53 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI approved View
2017-10-31 at 20:37:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-09-18 at 06:52:15 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2014-11-04 at 11:03:37 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:56:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:13 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003673.4 (composite) (P533763) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“Princeton 1, 253 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P126942.
Princeton 1, 253 artifact entry (No. P126942). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P126942
Princeton 1, 253 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P126942 (Accessed: March 17, 2025).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P126942},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P126942},
}


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