NYPL 322 (P122860)

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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Museum Number

NYPLC 013

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

40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 14.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. [x]-sze3
3. ki lu2-du10-ga-ta
4. dingir-ba-ni
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  1 line blank
2. iti ses-da-gu7
3. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal-e si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. dingir-ba-ni
2. sipa er3-ra

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 000122 (composite) (P430221) S000122 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122860

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 14.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 013
Accession Number Eames 05*

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 021978

References

  • primary: NYPL, 322

    [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, 05*

    [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
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:49 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:37 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 322 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122860.
NYPL 322 artifact entry (No. P122860). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122860 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 322 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122860 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	title = {NYPL 322 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122860},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 322 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122860.
NYPL 322 artifact entry (No. P122860). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122860 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 322 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122860 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 322 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122860},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122860
LB  - CDLI:P122860
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - NYPL 322 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122860
ER  -
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