NYPL 280 (P122818)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

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Museum Collection(s)

New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

NYPLC 437

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

28.0 mm × 28.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) szeg9-bar-nita2
2. 1(disz) szeg9-bar-munus
3. mu-kux(DU) lugal
4. ki na-ra-am-i3-li2-ta
reverse
1. su11-ka3-li i3-dab5
2. sza3 uri5{ki}
3. iti ezem-mah
4. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 1(disz) szeg9-bar-nita2
2. 1(disz) szeg9-bar-munus
3. kiszib3 su-ga-li lu2 na-gab2-tum
4. [iti] ezem-[...]
5. mu e2# puzur4#-[isz-{d}]da#-gan [ba-du3]
reverse
beginning broken
blank space
seal impression
seal 1
1. su-ga-li
2. kisal-luh lugal
3. dumu lugal-ni

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)

Collections

New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 28.0 high × 28.0 wide × 16.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: NYPL, 280

[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, S08

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: NYPLC 437
Accession No.: Eames S08

Provenience

Provenience: Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Šulgi.39.09.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2016-07-28 at 15:52:57	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-06-04 at 09:23:18	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2015-03-15 at 17:46:22	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Liu Changyu	CDLI	Approved
2015-01-30 at 09:56:00	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-07-30 at 19:41:07	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2013-06-19 at 17:57:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:50:46	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:26:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2007-01-10 at 17:09:36	Dahl, Jacob L.	Transliteration	Dahl, Jacob L.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:36	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (021936) (021936)

Seals

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

Seal	Provenience	Period	Date
CDLI Seals 000350 (composite) (P430446)	Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)	Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 280 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122818.

NYPL 280 artifact entry (No. P122818). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122818 (Original work published 2001)

NYPL 280 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122818 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122818},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 280 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122818.

NYPL 280 artifact entry (No. P122818). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122818 (Original work published 2001)

NYPL 280 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122818 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).

@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 280 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122818},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122818},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122818
LB  - CDLI:P122818
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - NYPL 280 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122818
ER  -