NYPL 104 (P122640)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

NYPLC 187

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 4(disz)-kam us2
2. 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
3. tug2 sa-gi4-a
4. mu-kux(DU)
reverse
1. ki {d}szul-gi-i3-li2-ta
  blank space
2. iti ezem-mah
3. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122640

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 187
Accession Number Eames G10

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021763

References

  • primary: NYPL, 104

    [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, G10

    [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, 9)

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

Revisions and credits

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
2024-07-04 at 17:01:17 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-05-01 at 11:14:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:34:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 104 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122640.
NYPL 104 artifact entry (No. P122640). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122640 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122640 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	title = {NYPL 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122640},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 104 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122640.
NYPL 104 artifact entry (No. P122640). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122640 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 104 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122640 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 104 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122640},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122640},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122640
LB  - CDLI:P122640
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - NYPL 104 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122640
ER  -
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