Princeton 1, 556 (P127245)

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 0499

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
column 1
1. ($ blank space $) 3(u)($ blank space $)
2. ugula ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
3. szu mes-e2
4. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
5. 1(disz) ur-{d}da-ni dumu-ni
6. szu lu2-{d}nin-szubur#
7. 1/2(asz@c) ur-{d}ur3-bar-tab
8. dumu ARAD2-ni
9. 1/2(asz@c)#? ur-{d}a-szar2
10. dumu lugal-dalla
11. 1/2(asz@c) ARAD2
12. 1(disz) da-da-mu dumu-ni
13. szu? ur-mes
  very narrow line squeezed in
14. 1/2(asz@c) lugal-{gesz}gigir-re unu3
15. ugula lugal-mu-ma-ag2
16. ($ blank space $) ARAD2 lugal-nesag-e# dumu lu2-gi-na#
  blank space
column 2
1. szu {d}szara2-ki-[ag2-x]
2. 1(disz) ur-{d}[...]
3. dumu nig2-[...]
4. ($ blank space $) tu-[...]
5. szu ur-[...]
6. 1(disz) [...]
7. ($ blank space $) [...]
8. dumu [...]
9. ugula [...]
10. 1(asz) ur-[...]
11. 1(disz) ARAD2-[...]
12. ugula e2-[...]
13. 1(asz@c) GAN2 ur-[...]
14. 1(asz) x [x] ur2-ra-ni
15. 1(disz) [...]-i3-li2
16. dumu [...]-me
17. x a [...]-sa6 [...] lu2-hi-li
18. ugula lugal-ku3-zu
19. 1(asz@c) GAN2 gu-da-x-[...] x gu2-tar
20. [...]
21. [...] a [x]
22. [...]-me
23. [...]
reverse
column 1
  blank space
column 2
1. 1(asz) iti ur-{d}a-szar2
2. 1(disz) ba-an-kux(KWU147)
3. ugula lugal-ukken-ne2
  blank space

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: Princeton 1, 556

    [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.

  • history: Princeton 2, 12

    [Sigrist2005Princeton2] Sigrist, Marcel. 2005. Tablets from the Princeton Theological Seminary: Ur III Period. Part 2. Occasional Publications of the Samuel Noah Kramer Fund 18. Philadelphia: Samuel Noah Kramer Fund.

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  • Museum No.: PTS 0499
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-04-21 at 07:45:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-02 at 11:38:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:57:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:30:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:40:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:23 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“Princeton 1, 556 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127245.
Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry (No. P127245). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127245
Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127245 (Accessed: February 18, 2025).
@misc{2001Princeton,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {Princeton 1, 556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127245},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P127245},
}


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