NYPL 105 (P122641)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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 188

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

32.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 1(disz) uz-tur
2. 3(disz) uz babbar2
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}
4. 3(disz) ir7{muszen}
5. bar-bar-li2-a
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. {d}szul-gi-si2-im-tum
reverse
1. a2-bi2-li2-a
2. i3-dab5
3. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
4. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122641

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 32.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 188
Accession Number Eames G11

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021764

References

  • primary: NYPL, 105

    [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, G11

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:50:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:32 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 105 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122641.
NYPL 105 artifact entry (No. P122641). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122641 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 105 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122641 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122641},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 105 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122641.
NYPL 105 artifact entry (No. P122641). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122641 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 105 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122641 (Accessed: April 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 105 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122641},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122641},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122641
LB  - CDLI:P122641
M1  - 2026/4/11/
TI  - NYPL 105 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122641
ER  -
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