NYPL 263 (P122801)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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 402

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

48.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur
2. sze nig2-gur11 sukkal-mah
3. sze-ba geme2 ARAD2-da-sze3
4. ki gu-za-na-ta
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6
6. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. sza3 e2-duru5 {d}nin-hur-sag-ga2
  blank space
2. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um#[{ki}] mu-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) sze gur
2. sze nig2-gur11 sukkal-mah
3. sze-ba geme2 ARAD2-da-[sze3]
  1 line blank
4. [ki] gu#-za-na-[ta]
5. [kiszib3 ur-{d}ba]-ba6#
reverse
1. [sza3 e2-duru5 {d}nin-hur]-sag-ga2
  blank space
2. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 si-mu-ru-um{ki} mu-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}i-bi2-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. dub-sar
3. dumu en-ku-li
4. ARAD2-zu

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 42.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 263

    [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: ASJ 18, p.103-168, p. 149 no. 75

    [Maekawa1996confiscation] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1996. “Confiscation of Private Properties in the Ur III Period: A Study of é-Dul-La and Níg-GA.” Acta Sumerologica 18: 103–68.

  • history: AOS 32, P02

    [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.

  • history: Widell, UCU, 30)

    [Widell2003] Widell, Magnus. 2003. The Administrative and Economic Ur III Texts from the City of Ur. Piscataway, NJ: Gorgias Press.

  • citation: JAOS 102 (pp. 639-644), 639-644

    [Michalowski1982JAOS102] Michalowski, Piotr. 1982. “Review: On Editing Ur III Economic Texts.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 102 (4): 639–44.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 402
  • Accession No.: Eames P02

  • Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 09:28:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 15:34:56 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2021-07-27 at 09:15:50 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:45 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:34:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:36 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005964 (composite) (P458674) Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 263 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122801.
NYPL 263 artifact entry (No. P122801). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122801 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 263 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122801 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {NYPL 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122801},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122801
LB  - CDLI:P122801
M1  - 2025/11/30/
TI  - NYPL 263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122801
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NYPL 263 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122801.
NYPL 263 artifact entry (No. P122801). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122801 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 263 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122801 (Accessed: November 30, 2025).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {NYPL 263 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122801},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122801},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122801
LB  - CDLI:P122801
M1  - 2025/11/30/
TI  - NYPL 263 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122801
ER  -
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