ABTR 08 (P100197)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 108

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. szu-{d}iszkur
3. 1(disz) sila3 nig2-u2-rum
4. lu2-kisal-la2
5. 2(disz) sila3 {d}szul-gi-min-KU-x
6. 3(disz) sila3 sar x x
7. 2(disz) sila3 wa-mi-ri2
8. 4(disz) ur-e2 2(disz) sila3 ninda x
9. 5(disz) ur-gi7 2(disz) sila3 ninda x
reverse
1. ninda-bi 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
2. 2(disz) sila3 wa-mu
3. 2(disz) sila3 ad-da-ri2
4. 2(disz) sila3 szi-ba-la elam
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 puzur4-esz18-dar
6. sipa ur-me
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz a-mu nagar
8. giri3 sza13-dub-ba
9. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-ba-ni-da
10. 1(disz) sila3 ur-mes tur
11. giri3 ur-nig2
12. zi-ga u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
13. szuku ensi2
14. iti sze-il2-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P100197

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number CULC 108
Accession Number 01.108

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000026

References

  • primary: ABTR, 08

    [Arnold1896ABTR] Arnold, William R. 1896. “Ancient-Babylonian Temple Records in the Columbia University Library.” Phdthesis.

  • history: CUSAS 16, 39

    [Garfinkle2010CUSAS16] Garfinkle, Steven J., Herbert Sauren, and Marc Van De Mieroop. 2010. Ur III Tablets from the Columbia University Libraries. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 16. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • history: OTR, 020

    [Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.

  • history: AuOr 16, p.193-247, p. 222, no. 47

    [Mander1998governor] Mander, Pietro. 1998. “A Minor Archive of Ur III Lagash for the Provisions of the Governor.” Aula Orientalis 16: 193–247.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:30:51 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-25 at 08:50:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:07:01 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:29 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“ABTR 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100197.
ABTR 08 artifact entry (No. P100197). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100197 (Original work published 2001)
ABTR 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100197 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024ABTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ABTR 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100197},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100197
LB  - CDLI:P100197
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - ABTR 08 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“ABTR 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100197.
ABTR 08 artifact entry (No. P100197). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100197 (Original work published 2001)
ABTR 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100197 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024ABTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ABTR 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100197},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100197
LB  - CDLI:P100197
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - ABTR 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100197
ER  -
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