NYPL 392 (P122929)

Administrative bulla excavated in Nippur (mod. Nuffar), 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 372

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Nippur (mod. Nuffar)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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object bulla
surface a
1. 3(disz)#? 2/3(disz) sar 4(disz) gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 e2 du3-a u3# [kislah]
 en: 3? 2/3 sar 4 1/4 shekels (ca. 134.5 sq meters) finished house and lot:
2. [nig2]-sa10#-bi 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar-sze3
 en: as its exchange value: 18 1/6 shekels of silver,
3. lu2#-sza-lim dumu da-da sanga#-ke4#?
 en: did Lu-šalim, son of Dada, the household administrator,
4. lu2#-bala-sa6-ga dumu szesz-kal-la
 en: to Lu-bala-saga, son of Šeškala,
5. {d#}en#-lil2#-da lugal-HAR dumu-ni-me
 en: Enlilda and Lugal-HAR, his children,
6. u3 geme2-{d}en-lil2-la2 dam-ni-ir
 en: and Geme-Enlila, his wife,
7. in-szi-sa10
 en: give in exchange for it.
seal 1
1. {d}nin-urta
 en: Ninurta,
2. ensi2-gal
 en: big-governor
3. {d}en-lil2
 en: of Enlil.
  (mirrored)

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  • Artifact type: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: NYPL, 392

    [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, Noor 2

    [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: FAOS 17, no. 62

    [Steinkeller1989SaleDocuments] Steinkeller, Piotr. 1989. Sale Documents of the Ur-III-Period. Vol. 17. Freiburger Altorientalische Studien. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

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  • Museum No.: NYPLC 372
  • Accession No.: Eames Noor02

  • Provenience: Nippur (mod. Nuffar) [uncertain]
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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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:25 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-09-02 at 14:50:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-10-28 at 11:25:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-10-28 at 11:24:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-19 at 08:37:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-26 at 19:20:29 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-06-07 at 12:25:43 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. 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
2009-06-03 at 10:34:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-02-27 at 22:38:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-02-27 at 22:33:15 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
CDLI Seals 005631 (composite) (P458341) Nippur (mod. Nuffar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“NYPL 392 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122929.
NYPL 392 artifact entry (No. P122929). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122929 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 392 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122929 (Accessed: November 9, 2024).
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	year = {2024},
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	title = {NYPL 392 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122929},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P122929},
}


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