NYPL 021 (P122557)

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 072

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

44.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(ban2) ninda szu
2. erin2 {gesz}kiri6 {d}szu-{d}suen-ka gub-ba ib2-gu7
3. ki lu2-kal-la-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ensi2-ka
2. iti pa4-u2-e
  seal impression
3. mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
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): 44.0 high × 37.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • primary: NYPL, 21

    [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, C13

    [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 072
  • Accession No.: Eames C13

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.02.11.00
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:57:13 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:17 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:34:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 021 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122557.
NYPL 021 artifact entry (No. P122557). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122557 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122557 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122557},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122557
LB  - CDLI:P122557
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - NYPL 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122557
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 021 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122557.
NYPL 021 artifact entry (No. P122557). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122557 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122557 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122557},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122557},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122557
LB  - CDLI:P122557
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - NYPL 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122557
ER  - 
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