NYPL 393 (P122930)

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 134

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

62.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 19.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) ad-tab siki-ud5
2. ki-la2-bi 6(disz) ma-na
3. 3(disz) szu-dul4
4. siki-ud5-bi 1(disz) ma-na
5. 4(disz) {kusz}usan3
6. [siki]-ud5-bi 1(disz) ma-na
7. 2(disz) ma-na siki-ud5
reverse
1. esz2-giri17 sa2-ur2 sa2-pa-sze3
2. 1(disz) ma-na siki!-ud5
3. zu2 {gesz}apin ba-ra-ab-du8
4. szu-du7-a gu4 gibil ka kesz2-ra2
5. kiszib3 ur-e11-e
6. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
1. ur-e11-e
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-nigar{gar}

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 004421 (composite) (P457131) S004421 Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122930

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 62.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 19.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) New York Public Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number NYPLC 134
Accession Number Eames E19

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 022049

References

  • primary: NYPL, 393

    [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, E19

    [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
2015-08-07 at 07:54:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2013-06-30 at 10:47:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 393 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122930.
NYPL 393 artifact entry (No. P122930). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122930 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 393 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122930 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122930},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - NYPL 393 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“NYPL 393 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122930.
NYPL 393 artifact entry (No. P122930). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122930 (Original work published 2001)
NYPL 393 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122930 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024NYPL,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {NYPL 393 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122930},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122930
LB  - CDLI:P122930
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - NYPL 393 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122930
ER  -
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