NYPL 270 (P122808)

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 418

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

39.0 × 39.0 × 14.0

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 3(ban2)?
2. 1(ban2) zi3-gu du
3. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
4. 3(disz) sila3 esza
5. 3(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
reverse
1. nig2-siskur2-ra
2. sa-ra ki-szum2-ma
3. a-sza3 la2-tur
4. ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta
5. kiszib3 ur-dun
6. iti szu-numun
  some text moved to next line
7. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e sza-asz-ru?-um{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
1. ur-[dun]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu da-da

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 × 39.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 418
  • Accession No.: Eames R03

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.06.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Authors Project Reviewer Status
2013-06-30 at 10:29:42 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-07-22 at 13:50:46 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2011-05-02 at 14:26:32 Englund, Robert K. Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved
2007-01-10 at 17:09:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:36 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 270 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122808.

NYPL 270 artifact entry (No. P122808). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122808

NYPL 270 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122808 (Accessed: February 1, 2023).

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  • year = {2001},
  • month = {dec 20},
  • title = {NYPL 270 artifact entry},
  • howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122808},
}

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