NYPL 381 (P122918)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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 403

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz)# 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. 2(gesz2) sze gur
3. mu gu-za-na-sze3
4. za-za-na-a
reverse
1. ha-ha-sza-ra
2. szum2-mu-dam
3. igi gu-za-na-sze3
4. igi puzur4-{d}szakkan2-sze3
5. igi za-bu-um-dingir-sze3
  double ruling
6. iti# ezem-an-na
7. [mu] e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. [4(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar]
2. [2(gesz2)] sze gur
3. [ki] gu#-za-na-ta
4. [za]-za-na-a
5. ha-ha-sza-ra
reverse
1. szum2-mu-dam
2. [igi gu]-za#-na#-sze3
3. [igi puzur4-{d}szakkan2-sze3]
4. [igi za-bu-um-dingir-sze3]
5. [iti ezem]-an#-na#
6. [mu {d}szu-{d}suen] lugal# uri5#[{ki}-ma-ke4 e2 {d}szara2 mu-du3]
  unclear, some other fragments with signs preserved
seal 1
1. za-na-a
2. dumu ur-da-LUGAL

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 & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 43.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 381

    [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, P03

    [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.

  • history: Widell, UCU, 20)

    [Widell2003] Widell, Magnus. 2003. The Administrative and Economic Ur III Texts from the City of Ur. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press.

  • citation: JAOS 102 (pp. 639-644), 639-644

    [Michalowski1982JAOS102] Michalowski, Piotr. 1982. “Review: On Editing Ur III Economic Texts.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 102 (4): 639–44.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 403
  • Accession No.: Eames P03

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.09.11.00 (Reichskalender)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 09:28:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 15:34:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 17:01:17 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:52:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-01-31 at 12:32:19 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:39 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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“NYPL 381 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122918.
NYPL 381 artifact entry (No. P122918). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122918 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 381 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122918 (Accessed: December 3, 2024).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122918},
}


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