NYPL 028 (P122564)

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 083

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

40.0 mm × 36.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2
2. u4-sakar gu-la
3. 1(disz) udu niga {d}szul-gi
4. 1(disz) masz2 {d}amar-{d}suen
5. 1(disz) masz2 {d}gu-la umma{ki}
6. 1(disz) masz2 {d}en-lil2
7. 1(disz) udu u2 bara2 gir13-gesz{ki}
8. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2 [x]
reverse
1. a2 u4-da-sze3
2. sa2-du11 szu-a gi-na
3. {d}szara2 umma{ki}
4. iti nesag
5. mu en-unu6-gal en {d}inanna ba-hun
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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): 40.0 high × 36.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 28

    [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, D05

    [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 083
  • Accession No.: Eames D05

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.05.04.00
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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
2011-07-22 at 13:50:18 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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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122564.
NYPL 028 artifact entry (No. P122564). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122564 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122564 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122564},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122564.
NYPL 028 artifact entry (No. P122564). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122564 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122564 (Accessed: April 2, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122564},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122564
LB  - CDLI:P122564
M1  - 2026/4/2/
TI  - NYPL 028 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122564
ER  - 
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