NYPL 391 (P122928)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 293

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

102.0 mm × 70.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 7(asz) 2(ban2) gur
2. {d}nin-a2-gal-i3-sa6
3. 2(asz) 2(barig) lugal-da-ba-an
4. [x] 2(barig) lu2-{d}ig-alim szesz-a-ni
5. [...] gur
6. [lu2]-bala-sa6-ga
7. ur#-{d}ig-alim [{d}mes]-lam#-ta-e3
8. [...] lugal-ezem {d}lugal-u4-da
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) ba-zi {d}szul-pa-e3
10. 2(asz) 2(barig) lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
11. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-dun-mu
12. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}na-ru2?-a
13. ur#-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
column 2
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
2. lugal-nidba-e {d}nin-a-zu
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) nig2-u2-rum ki-sal4-la
4. 9(asz) 2(barig) gur
5. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su {d}nam2-nun
6. 1(u) 9(asz) gur
7. ur-{d}nun-gal {d}pa-bil3-sag
8. 1(u) 3(asz) ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-mah
9. 9(asz) a-tu AN
10. 9(asz) {d}nin-si-na-ka {d}inanna
11. 3(barig) ur-{d}suen {d}suen
12. 7(asz) ur-{d}nin-a-zu
13. 2(asz) 2(barig) ARAD2-dam
14. 3(barig) a-ab-ba-a {d}suen
15. 7(asz) 2(barig) he2-ti
reverse
column 1
1. 9(asz) 4(barig) gur
2. lu2-{d}nin-dar-a
3. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-me-lam2#
4. 5(asz) 2(barig) lu2-gi-gun4-na e2 {d}suen
5. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-{d}da-mu
6. 2(asz) 4(barig) {d}ba-ba6-ki-sza-ra#
7. 2(asz) 2(barig) lu2-[{d}]nin#-gir2-su nin-gu-la
8. 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}ig-alim
9. 1(asz) 1(barig) lu2-dingir-ra dumu inim-{d}szara2
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) [...] ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
11. giri3 a-ba-{d}nin-mar{ki}-gin7
12. 2(asz) 3(barig) giri3-a-mu {d}mes-lam-ta-e3
13. 1(u) 2(asz) {d}szul-gi
14. 2(asz) 2(barig) ur-{d}lamma ensi2
15. 1(asz)? ur-mes muhaldim
column 2
1. [...] lu2 lagasz{ki}
2. [...] 8(asz) ur-lal3
3. 5(asz) ur-{d}iszkur x x x x
4. [...] x
5. [...] x [...] ki
6. [...] x [...] ki
7. [...] tur
8. [...] u-la?
9. [...] 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) gur!
10. [zi]-ga
11. [...] x KA
12. [...] x x lagasz{ki}-ta
13. mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 102.0 high × 70.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 391

    [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, J09

    [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 293
  • Accession No.: Eames J09

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.02.00.00
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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
2016-08-27 at 16:17:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:54 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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Cite this Artifact
“NYPL 391 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122928.
NYPL 391 artifact entry (No. P122928). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122928 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 391 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122928 (Accessed: September 11, 2024).
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	title = {NYPL 391 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122928},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122928},
}


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