NYPL 291 (P122829)

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 468

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

48.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba aga3-us2 mar-tu
3. ki lu2-{d}nanna
4. giri3 ga-ga-na-a
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
3. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-[{d}li9-si4]
2. ensi2
3. umma[{ki}]
4. [ARAD2-zu]

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): 48.0 high × 44.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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    Mayr: What I see in the photo does not look like one of UrLisi's seals. I can read very little of the inscription.

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: NYPL, 291

    [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 W29,

    [sec16260] N.d.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 468
  • Accession No.: Eames VV29

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-07-16 at 15:30:54 Firth, Richard Artifact Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006150 (composite) (P458860) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“NYPL 291 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 16, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122829.
NYPL 291 artifact entry (No. P122829). (2023, July 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122829 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 291 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122829 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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}

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