NYPL 024 (P122560)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

NYPLC 076

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 27.0 mm × 11.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. nu-ur2-{d}suen
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. hu-la-al
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. szu-{d}nin-szubur
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. puzur4-ma-ma
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2] naga
10. lu2-giri17-zal
11. [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. szu-esz18?-dar?
13. [5(disz) sila3] kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
14. [dingir]-ba-ni
15. [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 [naga]
16. [ar]-szi-ah
17. [5(disz) sila3 kasz] 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz)
18. [gin2] i3 2(disz) gin2 naga u-bar
  rest broken
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  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] x
5'. [...] naga
6'. [...] x
7'. [...] ninda 5(disz) gin2 <szum2> 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8'. [...] sukkal?
9'. [...] sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 [i3 2(disz) gin2 naga]
10'. [...] gesz lu2-ba?-ni
11'. [szunigin ...] 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
12'. [szunigin] 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 5(disz) gin2 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 i3
13'. szunigin 1/2(disz) sila3 3(disz) gin2 naga
14'. [...]

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
  • Measurements (mm): 30.0 high × 27.0 wide × 11.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 24

    [Sauren1978NYPL] Sauren, Herbert. 1978. Les Tablettes Cunéiformes de l’époque d’Ur Des Collections de La New York Public Library. Publications de l’Institut Orientaliste de Louvain 19. Louvain-la-Neuve: Université Catholique de Louvain, Institut Orientaliste.

  • history: AOS 32, C20

    [Oppenheim1948] Oppenheim, A. Leo. 1948. Catalogue of the Cuneiform Tablets of the Wilberforce Eames Babylonian Collection in the New York Public Library : Tablets of the Time of the Third Dynasty of Ur. Vol. 32. American Oriental Series. New Haven : American Oriental Society.

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  • Museum No.: NYPLC 076
  • Accession No.: Eames C20

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:52:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:28 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
“NYPL 024 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122560.
NYPL 024 artifact entry (No. P122560). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122560 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 024 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122560 (Accessed: November 9, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-11-09]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 024 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122560},
}


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