NYPL 053 (P122589)

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 126

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

43.0 × 37.0 × 20.0

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga [u4-sakar] gu-la
2. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) sila4
3. {gesz}gigir u4 6(disz)
4. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
5. 1(disz) udu u2 {gesz}gigir u4 7(disz)
6. 1(disz) udu u2 u4-sakar [u4] 1(u) 5(disz)
  1 line erased
7. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga a-tu5
8. 1(disz) sila4 ki an-na-sze3 kux(KWU147)-ra
reverse
1. nig2-diri ezem-ma
2. szunigin 3(disz) udu niga
3. szunigin 2(disz) masz2-gal niga
4. szunigin 2(disz) udu 2(disz) sila4
5. sa2-du11 {d}szul-gi
6. ki a-lu5-lu5-ta
7. zi-ga-am3
8. iti {d}pa4-u2-e

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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
  • Measurements (mm): 43.0 high × 37.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 126
  • Accession No.: Eames E09

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. CDLI CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 13:50:26 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-05-02 at 14:26:19 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2007-01-10 at 17:09:31 Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:32 CDLI CDLI CDLI approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Santoïemma, Loïc; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Aupperle, Eric; Freedman, Sally M.; Lafont, Bertrand; Guidi, Carlo; Hilgert, Markus; Molina, Manuel; Heinle, Michael; Jones, Jillian; Dahl, Jacob L.; Cripps, Eric L.; Guerra, Dylan; Ajango, Kelsey M.; Reid, Nicholas; Galador, Louis; Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved

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Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 053 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122589.

NYPL 053 artifact entry (No. P122589). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122589

NYPL 053 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122589 (Accessed: February 4, 2023).

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  • note = {[Online; accessed 2023-02-04]},
  • year = {2001},
  • month = {dec 20},
  • title = {NYPL 053 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122589},
}

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