OTR 019 (P122954)

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 021

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(disz) id-gur2 i3
2. a-hu-a sukkal
3. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
5. szu-esz18-dar lu2 kas4
6. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
7. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
8. i-ti-a lu2 kas4
9. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
10. elam u2-lum-ma{ki}-me
reverse
1. giri3 i-ti-a lu2 kas4
2. u2-lum{ki}-sze3 du-ni
3. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
4. i-din-dingir sukkal
5. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
6. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
7. a-bu-ni sukkal
8. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
  blank space
9. iti szu-numun

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122954

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number CULC 021
Accession Number 01.021

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001289

References

  • primary: OTR, 19

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 209

    [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 Artifacts

“OTR 019 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122954.
OTR 019 artifact entry (No. P122954). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122954 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122954 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122954},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122954
LB  - CDLI:P122954
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - OTR 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122954
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 019 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122954.
OTR 019 artifact entry (No. P122954). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122954 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 019 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122954 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122954},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122954
LB  - CDLI:P122954
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - OTR 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122954
ER  -
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