NYPL 281 (P122819)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NYPLC 438

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

30.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) dabin gur lugal
2. 6(asz) ninda gur
3. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
4. 5(disz) sila3 esza
5. ki ur-zu-ta
reverse
1. ur-sa6-ga
2. szu ba-ti
3. iti pa4-u2-e
4. mu us2-sa bad3 ba-du3
envelope
obverse
1. 2(asz)# dabin gur lugal
2. 6(asz) ninda zi3 ur3-ra
  blank space
3. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
4. 5(disz) sila3 esza
reverse
1. ki ur-zu-ta
  blank space
2. ur-sa6#-[ga]
3. szu ba#-ti#
4. iti pa4-u2-e
5. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. lu2-banda3{da}
2. ensi2
3. iri-sa12-rig7{ki}
column 2
1. ur-sa6-ga
2. dub-sar
3. dumu da-da#
4. ARAD2-zu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005809 (composite) (P458519) S005809 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122819

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 30.0 mm × 26.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 438
Accession Number Eames S10

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021937

References

  • primary: NYPL, 281

    [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: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2026

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: AOS 32, S10

    [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
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2021-07-27 at 09:16:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:34:24 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 12:23:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 281 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122819.
NYPL 281 artifact entry (No. P122819). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122819 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 281 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122819 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {NYPL 281 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122819},
}


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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 281 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122819.
NYPL 281 artifact entry (No. P122819). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122819 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 281 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122819 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {NYPL 281 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122819},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122819},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122819
LB  - CDLI:P122819
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - NYPL 281 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122819
ER  -
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