NYPL 347 (P122885)

Administrative tablet & envelope excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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 054 (& NYPLC 110 ?)

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

40.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. ugula ur-{d}esz3-du10-nun
3. 2(u) sza3-gu4 1(barig)-ta
4. ugula ze2-na nu-banda3-gu4
5. sze-bi 8(asz) gur
6. sze ur5-ra
reverse
1. i3-dub a-sza3 i3-gal2-ta
2. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}-ta
3. kiszib3 ze2-na nu-banda3-gu4 ib2-ra
4. iti mu-szu-du7
5. mu amar-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) erin2 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. ugula ur-{d}esz3-du10-nun
3. 2(u) sza3-gu4 1(barig)-ta
4. sze-bi 8(asz) gur
5. e2 {d}inanna-me
6. i3-dub a-sza3 i3-gal2
reverse
1. ki sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
2. kiszib3 ze2-na nu-banda3-gu4
3. iti mu-szu-du7
4. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ze2-na
2. nu-banda3-gu4
3. dumu u-bar

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): 40.0 high × 33.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 347

    [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, Bab 14

    [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 054 (& NYPLC 110 ?)
  • Accession No.: Eames Bab 14 = Draper 14A+B ?

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.09.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-06-24 at 15:34:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:51 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:38 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 005529 (composite) (P458239) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“NYPL 347 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122885.
NYPL 347 artifact entry (No. P122885). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122885 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 347 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122885 (Accessed: July 1, 2025).
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