NYPL 181 (P122719)

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 273

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

50.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 dabin
2. u4 3(u)-kam
  some text moved to next line
3. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la
4. 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 dabin
5. u4 1(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
6. iti nesag
reverse
1. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
2. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
3. mu us2-sa en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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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): 50.0 high × 41.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 181

    [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, I 38

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 273
  • Accession No.: Eames I38

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.03.30, Šū-Suen.01.04.01 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:43 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-08 at 12:11:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-05 at 16:34:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:34 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifact
“NYPL 181 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122719.
NYPL 181 artifact entry (No. P122719). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122719 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 181 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122719 (Accessed: October 16, 2024).
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