NYPL 159 (P122697)

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 250

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

39.0 × 33.0 × 17.0

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) esir2 E2-A gur
2. ugu2 ur-ge6-par4 ba-a-gar
3. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
4. ugu2 a-gu ba-a-gar
5. 1(barig) esir2 E2-A
reverse
1. kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si
2. szunigin 3(disz) <4(disz) sila3> esir2 E2-A gur
3. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
4. gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
5. giri3 gu-du-du
left
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul

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): 39.0 high × 33.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 250
  • Accession No.: Eames I06

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. CDLI CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 13:50:33 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-05-02 at 14:26:25 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2007-01-10 at 17:09:33 Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:34 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 159 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122697.

NYPL 159 artifact entry (No. P122697). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122697

NYPL 159 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122697 (Accessed: February 4, 2023).

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  • year = {2001},
  • month = {dec 20},
  • title = {NYPL 159 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122697},
}

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