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

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)

Text

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

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 005529 (composite) (P458239) S005529 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122885

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 40.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 17.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 054 (& NYPLC 110 ?)
Accession Number Eames Bab 14 = Draper 14A+B ?

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022003

References

  • 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.

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
2015-06-24 at 15:34:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:38 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 10, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 347 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122885},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122885},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/4/
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M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - NYPL 347 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122885
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 347 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122885},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122885},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122885
LB  - CDLI:P122885
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - NYPL 347 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122885
ER  -
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