NYPL 008 (P122544)

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 043

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text, group G)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 13.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
4. 1(disz) ku6 1(disz) sa szum2
5. kal-la-mu gaba-ta
reverse
1. 1(disz) kasz dida 2(disz) sila3 kasz du
2. 1/2(disz) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 3(disz) ku6 3(disz) sa szum2
4. nu-ur2-i3-li2 gaba-asz
5. u4 2(u) la2 2(disz@t)-kam
left
1. iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (messenger text, group G)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122544

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 13.0 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 043
Accession Number Eames B05

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021667

References

  • primary: NYPL, 8

    [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, B05

    [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
2024-11-16 at 11:52:03 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:59:22 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:17 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 008 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122544.
NYPL 008 artifact entry (No. P122544). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122544 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122544 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {NYPL 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122544},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 008 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 16, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122544.
NYPL 008 artifact entry (No. P122544). (2024, November 16). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122544 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 008 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122544 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 16},
	title = {NYPL 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122544},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122544},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/16/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122544
LB  - CDLI:P122544
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - NYPL 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122544
ER  -
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