NYPL 259 (P122797)

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 394

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga
2. 3(ban2) kasz du u4 5(disz)-kam
3. 1(ban2) kasz saga
4. 3(ban2) kasz du u4 6(disz)-kam
5. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga
6. 5(ban2) kasz du
reverse
1. u4 7(disz)-kam
2. sza3 a-al-li2-ta
3. kiszib3 ensi2
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
5. mu en ga-esz{ki}
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 42.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 259

    [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, O30

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 394
  • Accession No.: Eames O30

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.10.05, Amar-Suen.09.10.07
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.09.10.05 to Amar-Suen.09.10.07

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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:36 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 259 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122797.
NYPL 259 artifact entry (No. P122797). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122797 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 259 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122797 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122797},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122797},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122797
LB  - CDLI:P122797
M1  - 2026/3/29/
TI  - NYPL 259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122797
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 259 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122797.
NYPL 259 artifact entry (No. P122797). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122797 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 259 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122797 (Accessed: March 29, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 259 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122797},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122797},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122797
LB  - CDLI:P122797
M1  - 2026/3/29/
TI  - NYPL 259 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122797
ER  -
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