NYPL 120 (P122656)

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 205

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. [3(ban2)?] sza3-ba-at
2. 3(ban2)# nin-geszkim-zi!(GI) dumu esz18-dar-um-mi
3. 3(ban2)# geme2-{d}ma-mi-tum
4. 1(ban2) dam? ur-sukkal
  based on P130364 and form nin9 not nin
5. ($ blank space $) nin-ku3-ga-ni eb
6. 4(ban2)? nin-he2-gal2 HAR
7. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}szara2 BI
8. ($ blank space $) a-gub-ba BI
9. 3(ban2)#? nin-ezem su4
10. 3(ban2) ama#-kal#-la# sar
11. 4(ban2) geme2-{d}a-szar2 nu-{gesz}kiri6
12. 4(ban2) nin-me-lam2 MUSZ3
13. 2(ban2) nin-siskur2-e
14. 4(ban2) nin-kal-la ninda kasz?
15. 4(ban2) nin-geszkim-zi!(GI) dumu u-bar-tum
16. 4(ban2) nin-ik-s,ur
17. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}szul-pa-e3
18. ($ blank space $) nin-i-ti
19. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}nin-ur4-ra ar
column 2
1. 4(ban2) na-an-[na-mu]
2. 2(ban2) masz2 geme2-[{d}en-ki]
3. 4(ban2) nin-[gi-na si]
4. 4(ban2) sag-nin#-[kalam? szu-i]
5. 4(ban2) ama-kal-[la gu4]
6. 4(ban2) ama-kal-la# [ba]
7. ($ blank space $) szir-[szir]
8. ($ blank space $) e2-ta#-[mu-zu]
9. 3(ban2)# su-[hi]
10. 2(ban2) nam-zi#
11. 4(ban2) bar-ra-[e11-e]
12. 2(ban2) nam#? geme2-[a-tu5-a]
13. 3(ban2)# nin-[tur3-ga]
14. ($ blank space $) nin-[da-da]
15. 4(ban2) nin#-[geszkim-zi! gu]
16. 2(ban2) nam#? geme2-{d}[asznan-zi muhaldim]
17. 2(ban2) nam#? nin-[me-lam2 ur2]
18. ($ blank space $) ama-kalam#-[ma]
19. ($ blank space $) a-ba-zu
20. 3(ban2)# nin-ab-ba-[na gu4]
21. dam lugal-{gesz}gigir
22. ($ blank space $) nin-dub-[sar]
23. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}[nin-ur4-ra TAG]
24. ($ blank space $) gi-na [kas4]
reverse
column 1
1. libir-am3
2. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) KA-a-lum
3. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) geme2-sila-luh
4. 3(ban2)# nin-nam-mah-[zu NIG2]
5. 2(ban2) kal-na-na-[a]
6. ($ blank space $) nin-ku3-ge#-[si ma]
7. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}utu#
8. ($ blank space $) nin-e2-gal-[e-si]
9. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) geme2-[szu-zu-ga2-ra]
10. ($ blank space $) nin-[ma2-gur8-re sze]
11. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz)# [ama-kal-la gi]
12. ($ blank space $) geme2#-[{d}dumu-zi-da sze]
13. ($ blank space $) nin-nam#-[mah-zu HA]
14. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) a-ha-[ti HA]
15. ($ blank space $) al-la-[sza]-ru-[um]
16. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) geme2-kisal-[luh]
17. ($ blank space $) nin?-me-lam2 [sze3]
18. ($ blank space $) geme2-ki-ku3-[ga]
19. ($ blank space $) dingir-saga
20. ($ blank space $) nin-lu2-sa6-[sa6]
21. ($ blank space $) sza-at-er3-[ra]
22. ($ blank space $) nin-a2-ge6-zal-sze3
23. ($ blank space $) nin-ezem gu4
24. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) geme2-{d}[nin]-ur4-ra
column 2
1. ($ blank space $) nin-tar-na
2. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) munus-am3
3. 2(ban2)# geme2-{d}szara2 i3-du8
4. ($ blank space $) u-bar-tum
5. 2(ban2)#? u2? la-ni-su3
6. ($ blank space $) masz-tur
7. ($ blank space $) {d}inanna eb?
8. ($ blank space $) ama-nesag-e
9. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) sza-lim-ni-rum
10. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}suen
11. ($ blank space $) nin-ma2-gur8-re inanna
12. ($ blank space $) 2/3(disz) nin-tur-tur
13. ($ blank space $) nin-he2-gal2 za
14. ($ blank space $) dingir#-ka#-da#-ga
15. ($ blank space $) geme2#-{d}suen gu
16. ($ blank space $) nin#-gi-na
17. ($ blank space $) ama-gi-na
18. ($ blank space $) nin-a-ni-sa6
19. ($ blank space $) ba-a-du-du
20. 4(asz) gur pesz2#-tur-tur
21. siki#? 3(ban2)-ta
22. [x] 2/3(disz)#?-ta
23. [...] sze#? gur
24. [sze] si#-ga a-ra2# 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
25. [iti] sig4#-{gesz}i3-szub-[ba]-gar
26. mu# us2-sa {d}i-bi2#-{d}suen lugal

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NYPL, 120

    [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 G34,

    [sec16075] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 205
  • Accession No.: Eames G34

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.02.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-02-16 at 03:16:21 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2015-11-08 at 14:17:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-11-08 at 13:48:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:33 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 120 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122656.
NYPL 120 artifact entry (No. P122656). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122656
NYPL 120 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122656 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
@misc{2001NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {NYPL 120 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122656},
}

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