OTR 013 (P122948)

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 160

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. 1(barig) dabin lugal
2. dingir-a2-li2-ik mar-tu
3. 6(disz) sila3 zi3-dub-dub
4. 4(disz) sila3 imgaga3
5. {d}szul-pa-e3
6. 1(ban2) zi3-gu
7. gu3-de2-a
8. 1(barig) dabin bu-ga muszen-du3
reverse
1. mu muszen-sze3 tusz-a
2. 1(asz) sze gur
3. sza3 gu2-ab-ba{ki}
4. 1(asz) sze gur
5. sza3 a2-sun2
6. 1(asz) sze gur
7. sza3 hu-rim3{ki}
8. sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2-ma
9. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

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/P122948

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 160
Accession Number 01.160

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001283

References

  • primary: OTR, 13

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 44

    [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.

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
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122948.
OTR 013 artifact entry (No. P122948). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122948 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122948 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122948},
}

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TI  - OTR 013 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 013 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122948.
OTR 013 artifact entry (No. P122948). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122948 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 013 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122948 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 013 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122948},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122948},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122948
LB  - CDLI:P122948
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - OTR 013 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122948
ER  - 
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