OTR 022 (P122957)

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 041

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. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu sza3-iri
2. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
3. er3-ra-dan lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
4. ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam
6. igi-a-a u3-kul
7. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
8. 2(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri
9. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
10. {d}utu-szi-la-at sukkal
11. u3 {d}nanna-kam aga3-us2-gal
reverse
1. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri
3. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
4. i3-li2-a-lum sukkal
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 sza3-iri
6. 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
7. elam gi-sza{ki}-me
8. giri3 i3-li2-a-lum sukkal
9. gi-sza{ki}-sze3 du-ni
10. 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam
11. szu-na-a aga3-us2-gal
12. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
left
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122957

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 041
Accession Number 01.041

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001292

References

  • primary: OTR, 22

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

  • history: ABTR, 11

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 232

    [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
2024-06-25 at 08:50:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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

“OTR 022 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122957.
OTR 022 artifact entry (No. P122957). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122957 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122957 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122957},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P122957
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - OTR 022 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 022 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122957.
OTR 022 artifact entry (No. P122957). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122957 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122957 (Accessed: April 19, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122957},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122957
LB  - CDLI:P122957
M1  - 2026/4/19/
TI  - OTR 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122957
ER  -
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