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

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)

Text

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.

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 000493.1 (composite) (P430589) S000493.1 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.04.00.00, Šū-Suen.07.02.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P122905

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 53.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 075
Accession Number Eames C16

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022023

References

  • 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.

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
2024-06-16 at 13:48:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-06-04 at 22:17:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:52 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 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: May 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 367 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122905},
}


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M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - NYPL 367 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122905
ER  -

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: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 367 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122905},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122905},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122905
LB  - CDLI:P122905
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - NYPL 367 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122905
ER  -
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