NYPL 291 (P122829)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NYPLC 468

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

48.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba aga3-us2 mar-tu
3. ki lu2-{d}nanna
4. giri3 ga-ga-na-a
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2 umma{ki}-ta
3. sza3 uri5{ki}-ma
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-[{d}li9-si4]
2. ensi2
3. umma[{ki}]
4. [ARAD2-zu]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

Mayr: What I see in the photo does not look like one of UrLisi's seals. I can read very little of the inscription.

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006150 (composite) (P458860) S006150 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122829

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 48.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 468
Accession Number Eames VV29

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021947

References

  • primary: NYPL, 291

    [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, W29

    [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
2023-07-16 at 15:30:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:47 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 17:09:37 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 291 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122829.
NYPL 291 artifact entry (No. P122829). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122829 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 291 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122829 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 291 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122829
LB  - CDLI:P122829
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - NYPL 291 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122829
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 291 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122829.
NYPL 291 artifact entry (No. P122829). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122829 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 291 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122829 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 291 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122829},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122829},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122829
LB  - CDLI:P122829
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - NYPL 291 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122829
ER  -
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