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

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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
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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
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17. iti {d}dumu-zi
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18. mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

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

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 27.0 high × 25.0 wide × 11.0 thick
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Text Information

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

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NYPLC 036
Accession No.: Eames A03

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.12.09
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:52:56	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-06-24 at 15:17:41	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:50:16	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:26:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-01-10 at 17:09:30	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:28	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (021662) (021662)

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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: January 31, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	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: January 31, 2026).

@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122539},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122539},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122539
LB  - CDLI:P122539
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - NYPL 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122539
ER  -