NYPL 283 (P122821)

Administrative tablet 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 460

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

49.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) gukkal niga ba-usz2
2. 1(u) 4(disz) udu u2
3. 1(disz) masz2-gal niga
4. 6(disz) masz2 u2
5. ki {d}szu-{d}suen-ba-ni-ta
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}szu-{d}suen u4 1(u) 1(disz) ba-zal
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-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-ke4
column 2
1. lugal-[...]
2. szusz3# [lugal-ka]
3. ARAD2-da-ni#-ir#
4. in-na-ba#

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
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 49.0 high × 43.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 283

    [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: HSAO 9, p.145-174, p. 164, p. 168 17

    [Mayr2004-8AMVDIQL] Mayr, Rudolf H., and David I. Owen. 2004. “The Royal Gift Seal in the Ur III Period.” In Von Sumer Nach Ebla Und Zurück. Festschrift Giovanni Pettinato Zum 27. September 1999 Gewidmet von Freunden, Kollegen Und Schülern., 9:145–74. Heidelberger Studien Zum Alten Orient. Heidelberg.

  • history: AOS 32, W01

    [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 460
  • Accession No.: Eames VV01

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.09.11
  • Alternative Years: SH25 SH32 SH44
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-12-28 at 12:05:29 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact, Other Entity Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:44 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-30 at 21:55:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2013-07-21 at 17:39:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:33 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 12:23:37 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 000197 (composite) (P429947) Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“NYPL 283 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 28, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122821.
NYPL 283 artifact entry (No. P122821). (2024, December 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122821 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 283 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122821 (Accessed: April 30, 2025).
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	month = {dec 28},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122821},
}


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