NYPL 365 (P122903)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), 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 456

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SI.A-a archive)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 7(asz) sze gur
2. sze sag-bi gi4-gi4-dam
3. 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. sze gur10-gur10-de3
5. ki SI-A-a na-gada-ta
6. be-li2-sipa
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. nu-ur2-i3-li2
3. giri3-ni sza3-gu4 u2-tul2-ma-ma dam-gar3
4. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
5. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma ma-da za-ab-sza-li-im mu-hul-a
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) 7(asz) sze gur
2. sze sag-bi gi4-gi4-dam
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. sze gur10-gur10-de3
5. ki SI-A-a na-gada-ta
6. be-li2-sipa szu ba-ti
7. [nu]-ur2#-i3-li2
8. [u2]-tul2-ma-ma [dam-gar3]
reverse
1. giri3-ni sza3-[gu4]
2. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
  blank space
3. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma ma-da za-ab-sza-li-im mu-hul
seal 1
1. wa-li-ri-ni
2. dumu szu-esz4-dar

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SI.A-a archive)
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 007928 (composite) (P474705) S007928 Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122903

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 54.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) [uncertain]
modern Wilayah ?
Written In
Archive SI.A-a
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 456
Accession Number Eames TT11

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022021

References

  • primary: NYPL, 365

    [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, TT11

    [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.

  • citation: S. Garfinkle, RAI 48 paper

    [sec16339] N.d.

  • citation: Debt and Economic Renewal (pp. 108-135), 131 n. 7

    [Steinkeller2002Moneylending] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2002. “Money-Lending Practices in Ur III Babylonia: The Issue of Economic Motivation.” Edited by Michael Hudson and Marc Van De Mieroop. Debt and Economic Renewal in the Ancient Near East.

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
2021-07-27 at 09:17:34 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-01-31 at 11:58:07 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:37 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:34:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 365 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122903.
NYPL 365 artifact entry (No. P122903). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122903 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 365 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122903 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 365 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122903},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - NYPL 365 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122903
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Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 365 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122903.
NYPL 365 artifact entry (No. P122903). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122903 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 365 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122903 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 365 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122903},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122903},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122903
LB  - CDLI:P122903
M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - NYPL 365 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122903
ER  -
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