NYPL 359 (P122897)

Administrative tablet excavated in Irisagrig (mod. uncertain), 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 453

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Irisagrig (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (SI.A-a archive)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

56.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. <1(disz)> sag munus na-an-na-a mu-ni-im
2. nu-ur2-i3-li2 dumu dingir-ba-ni
3. ga-ri2-dingir in-szi-sa10
4. 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar
5. nig2-sa10-ma-ni-sze3
6. ga-ri2-dingir-e
7. nu-ur2-i3-li2 in-na-la2
8. igi ur-{d}da-da
reverse
1. dumu ARAD2-zu-ni nimgir-sze3
2. igi dingir-ba-ni dumu za-na-sze3
3. igi ki-in-zu-lum dumu mu-sza-we-er-sze3
4. igi a-ku-ni dumu na-si-bil-tum-sze3
5. igi a-an-na-ni-tum szesz kur-bi-la-ak-sze3
6. igi {d}iszkur-ba-ni nimgir-sze3
7. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
left
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (SI.A-a archive)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122897

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 56.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Irisagrig (mod. uncertain) [uncertain]
modern Wilayah ?
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 453
Accession Number Eames TT04

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022015

References

  • primary: NYPL, 359

    [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, TT04

    [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
2016-07-28 at 15:52:57 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:51 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:37 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 359 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122897.
NYPL 359 artifact entry (No. P122897). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122897 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 359 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122897 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122897},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 359 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122897.
NYPL 359 artifact entry (No. P122897). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122897 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 359 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122897 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 359 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122897},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122897},
}


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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P122897
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - NYPL 359 artifact entry
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