NYPL 280 (P122818)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 437

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) szeg9-bar-nita2
2. 1(disz) szeg9-bar-munus
3. mu-kux(DU) lugal
4. ki na-ra-am-i3-li2-ta
reverse
1. su11-ka3-li i3-dab5
2. sza3 uri5{ki}
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) szeg9-bar-nita2
2. 1(disz) szeg9-bar-munus
3. kiszib3 su-ga-li lu2 na-gab2-tum
4. [iti] ezem-[...]
5. mu e2# puzur4#-[isz-{d}]da#-gan [ba-du3]
reverse
  beginning broken
  blank space
  seal impression
seal 1
1. su-ga-li
2. kisal-luh lugal
3. dumu lugal-ni

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
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 000350 (composite) (P430446) S000350 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122818

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 28.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 16.0 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 437
Accession Number Eames S08

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021936

References

  • primary: NYPL, 280

    [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, S08

    [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.

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
2016-07-28 at 15:52:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-06-04 at 09:23:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-03-15 at 17:46:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Liu Changyu CDLI Approved View
2015-01-30 at 09:56:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-07-30 at 19:41:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-19 at 17:57:42 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:36 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 280 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122818.
NYPL 280 artifact entry (No. P122818). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122818 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 280 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122818 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122818},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P122818
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - NYPL 280 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122818
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 280 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122818.
NYPL 280 artifact entry (No. P122818). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122818 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 280 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122818 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122818},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122818
LB  - CDLI:P122818
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - NYPL 280 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122818
ER  -
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