NYPL 003 (P122539)

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 036

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

27.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 11.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) <sila3> kasz! 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. lu2-giri17-zal
3. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. gu-za-ni
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. u4?-la-ni
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. lugal-si-NE?
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. szar-ru-ba-ni
11. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
12. ar-szi-ah
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 [2(disz) gin2 naga]
14. a-a-kal-<la> ARAD2 ni-i-ti-a
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
2. ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
3. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. dingir-ba-ni
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
6. ba-a-a
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
8. puzur4-ma-ma
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda 5(disz) gin2 szum2 3(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
10. da-da-a
11. 3(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) siki! udu! niga 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
12. bu3-la-al
13. szunigin 1(barig) 2(ban2) kasz 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) szunigin 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 ninda x x sze
14. szunigin 1(disz) sila3 szum2 szunigin 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) gin2 i3
15. szunigin 1/3(disz) sila3 4(disz) gin2 naga
16. u4 9(disz)-kam
  some text moved to next line
17. iti {d}dumu-zi
  some text moved to next line
18. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122539

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 27.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 11.0 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 036
Accession Number Eames A03

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021662

References

  • primary: NYPL, 3

    [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, A03

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:52:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-06-24 at 15:17:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:28 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 003 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122539.
NYPL 003 artifact entry (No. P122539). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122539 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122539 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122539},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 003 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122539.
NYPL 003 artifact entry (No. P122539). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122539 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122539 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122539},
}


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PY  - 2024
ID  - P122539
LB  - CDLI:P122539
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - NYPL 003 artifact entry
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ER  -
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