OTR 046 & 221 (P122981)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 095

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
2. a2 geme2 usz-bar nigin6{ki}-ka
3. ma2 lu2-ma2-gur8-ra x
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ma-an-szum2-na
2. ur-{d}nansze-ke4
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
5. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
2. a2 geme2 usz-bar nigin6{ki}
3. ma2 lu2-ma2-gur8-ra
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu ku-li
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
2. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-[...]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

P122981 leadP122981 lead

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122981

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

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 095
Accession Number 01.095

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001316

References

  • primary: OTR, 46 & 221

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

  • history: ABTR, 07

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 30

    [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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-02-21 at 12:09:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-02-21 at 12:07:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 046 & 221 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122981.
OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry (No. P122981). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122981 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122981 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122981},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122981
LB  - CDLI:P122981
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122981
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 046 & 221 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122981.
OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry (No. P122981). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122981 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122981 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122981},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122981
LB  - CDLI:P122981
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122981
ER  -
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