NYPL 186 (P122724)

Letter 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NYPLC 278

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

38.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lugal-a2-zi-da
 en: To Lugal-azida
2. u3-na-a-du11
 en: speak!
3. 3(gesz2) sa gi
 en: 180 bundles of reed
4. za-an-ti-ru-um
 en: to Zantirum,
5. 2(gesz2) sa gi
 en: 120 bundles of reed
reverse
1. ur#-gu-gu
 en: to Ur-gugu—
2. i3-du8-me
 en: they are doormen—
3. he2-ne2-eb2-szum2-mu
 en: may he give them.
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}amar-{d}suen
 en: Amar-Suen,
2. nita kal-ga
 en: strong man,
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
 en: king of Ur,
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
 en: king of the four regions;
column 2
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
 en: Ur-Lisi,
2. ensi2
 en: governor
3. umma{ki}
 en: of Umma,
4. ARAD2-zu
 en: is your servant.

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005907.5 (composite) (P534130) S005907.5 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122724

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 38.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 278
Accession Number Eames I43

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015120

References

  • primary: NYPL, 186

    [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, I 43

    [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: TCS 1, 140

    [Sollberger1966TCS1] Sollberger, Edmond. 1966. The Business and Administrative Correspondence under the Kings of Ur. Texts from Cuneiform Sources 1. Locust Valley, New York: J.J. Augustin.

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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-03-15 at 16:35:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Heinle, Michael CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:34 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 186 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122724.
NYPL 186 artifact entry (No. P122724). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122724 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 186 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122724 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122724},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 186 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122724.
NYPL 186 artifact entry (No. P122724). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122724 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 186 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122724 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122724},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122724},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122724
LB  - CDLI:P122724
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - NYPL 186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122724
ER  -
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