NYPL 367 (P122905)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), 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 075

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

53.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gin2 ku3 mu ku6 [...] maszkim
 de: 10 Sekel Silber wegen Fisch ...
2. ur-{d}suen szu-ku6
 de: (von) Ur-Suen, dem Fischer,
3. 5(disz) gin2 a-kal-la muhaldim
 de: 5 Sekel vom Koch Akala,
4. 5(disz) gin2 ur-ge6-par4 bappir
 de: 5 Sekel vom Brauer Ur-gepar,
5. 5(disz)# gin2 ur-nigar{gar} gudu4
 de: 5 Sekel vom Ur-nigar, dem gudu,
6. [n] gin2# lugal-bala-saga bappir
 de: [n] Sekel vom Lugal-bala-saga, dem Brauer,
7. giri3-se3-ga {d}amar-{d}suen-ka-me
 de: sie sind Stammpersonal des Amar-Suen.
reverse
1. masz2-da-re6-a
 de: Es sind mašdaria(-Abgaben)
2. ensi2-ka
 de: an den ensi;
3. ugu2 lu2-kal-la ba-a-gar
 de: sie sind auf das Sollkonto des Lukala gesetzt worden;
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 sza13-dub-ba
 de: unter Siegel des Ur-Šara, des Hauptbuchführers.
5. mu en-mah-gal-an#-na ba-[hun]
 de: Jahr: ‘Enmahgalana wurde [eingesetzt]’ (=Amar-Suen 4)
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nun-gal
 de: Ur-Nungal,
2. dub-sar
 de: Schreiber,
3. dumu ur-{d}szara2
 de: Sohn des Ur-Šara,
4. sza13-dub-ba
 de: des Hauptbuchführers.

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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): 53.0 high × 43.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: NYPL, 367

    [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: BBVO 10, p. 163

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

  • history: AOS 32, C16

    [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.

  • citation: JNES 32 (pp. 70-98), 76

    [Gelb1973JNES32] Gelb, Ignace J. 1973. “Prisoners of War in Early Mesopotamia.” Journal of Near Eastern Studies 32: 70–98. https://doi.org/10.1086/372223.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: NYPLC 075
  • Accession No.: Eames C16

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.00.00
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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
2024-06-16 at 13:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2012-06-04 at 22:17:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:37 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 000493.1 (composite) (P430589) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.00.00, Šū-Suen.07.02.00

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Cite this Artifact
“NYPL 367 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122905.
NYPL 367 artifact entry (No. P122905). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122905 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 367 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122905 (Accessed: July 3, 2025).
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	month = {jul 4},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122905},
}


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