NYPL 159 (P122697)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
New York Public Library, New York, New York, USAMuseum Number
NYPLC 250Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (gaba-ri)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
39.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm
obverse
1. 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) esir2 E2-A gur
2. ugu2 ur-ge6-par4 ba-a-gar
3. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esir2 E2-A
4. ugu2 a-gu ba-a-gar
5. 1(barig) esir2 E2-A
reverse
1. kiszib3 e2-gal-e-si
2. szunigin 3(disz) <4(disz) sila3> esir2 E2-A gur
3. ki {d}szara2-kam-ta
4. gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-kal-la
5. giri3 gu-du-du
left
1. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} mu-hul
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 33.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative (gaba-ri)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: NYPL, 159
[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.
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history: AOS 32, I 06
[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.
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- Museum No.: NYPLC 250
- Accession No.: Eames I06
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.07.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:50:33 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:26:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2007-01-10 at 17:09:33 | Dahl, Jacob L. | Atf | Dahl, Jacob L. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:34 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (021816) (021816)
Cite this Artifact
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note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-28]},
year = {2024},
month = {jul 4},
title = {NYPL 159 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P122697},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122697},
}
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