NYPL 387 (P122924)

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 405

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

39.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar#
 en: 4 1/3 shekels silver,
2. sze buru14 a-na-ag2-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur-ta
 en: its barley to be measured out at harvest: 1 gur 1 barig each (shekel),
3. ki ur-{d}lamma-ta
 en: from Ur-Lamma
4. lu2#-gu-za dumu lu2-mah sag-ub3{ki}-ke4
 en: did Lu-guza, son of Lu-maḫ of Sagub
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
 en: receive;
2. iti GAN2-masz su-su-dam
 en: in month “GANmaš” to be replaced;
3. mu lugal i3#-gal2
 en: royal name entered;
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
 en: month “Festival-of-Baba,”
5. mu en kar-zi-da
 en: year: “Lord of Karzida.”
envelope
obverse
1. 4(disz) gin2 igi-3(disz)-gal2# ku3#-babbar
 en: 4 1/3 shekels silver,
2. sze buru14-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) gur-ta
 en: its barley at harvest: 1 gur 1 barig each (shekel)
3. [...]-ag2#-dam#
 en: to be measured out;
4. ki ur-{d}lamma dumu ur-nig2
 en: from Ur-Lamma son of Ur-nig,
5. kiszib3 lu2-{gesz}gu-za [dumu lu2]-mah#? sag-ub3{ki}
 en: under seal of Lu-guza, son of Lu-maḫ of Sagub
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. iti# [ezem-{d}ba-ba6]
 en: month “Festival-of-Baba,”
3'. mu en {d#}[nanna] kar-zi-da
 en: year: “Lord of Nanna of Karzida.”
seal 1

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.09.01.00 to Amar-Suen.09.08.00

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122924

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions 39.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 18.0 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 405
Accession Number Eames P05

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022043

References

  • primary: NYPL, 387

    [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: RA 057 (pp. 193-200), 196 40

    [Lambert1963RA57Argent2] Lambert, Maurice. 1963. “L’usage de l’argent-Métal à Lagash Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 193–200.

  • history: AOS 32, P05

    [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
2024-10-27 at 19:22:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 17:03:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-03-23 at 19:18:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-31 at 12:47:54 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2015-11-08 at 09:03:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-08 at 08:54:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Cripps, Eric L. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2007-01-10 at 17:09:39 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 387 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122924.
NYPL 387 artifact entry (No. P122924). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122924 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 387 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122924 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {NYPL 387 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122924},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 387 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122924.
NYPL 387 artifact entry (No. P122924). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122924 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 387 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122924 (Accessed: April 28, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {NYPL 387 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122924},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122924
LB  - CDLI:P122924
M1  - 2026/4/28/
TI  - NYPL 387 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122924
ER  -
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