OTR 162 (P123097)

Administrative tag 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 184

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. gurum2 ak simug
 en: xxx
3. dub-sar e2-kiszib3-ba
 en: xxx
4. gala nigin6{ki}
 en: xxx
5. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze
 en: xxx
6. nu-banda3 ur-{d}utu
 en: xxx
7. nu-banda3 lu2-kal-la
 en: xxx
8. sagi
 en: xxx
9. ab-ba-iri
 en: xxx
10. dam-gar3
11. lu2 gesz-i3
reverse
1. e2-kuruszda? gir2-su{ki}
 en: xxx
2. nu-banda3 a-hu-a
 en: xxx
3. e2 {d}nansze
 en: xxx
4. esz3 didli-bi
 en: xxx
5. e2#-muhaldim
 en: xxx
6. gala gu2-ab-ba{ki}
 en: xxx
7. u2-du-lu dub-sar gu4 udu
 en: xxx
8. lu2 kas4 sa12-du5
 en: xxx
9. szu-ku6 muszen-du3
 en: xxx
10. geme2 kikken2 ensi2
11. u3 gesz-tug2-ga sza3
  meaning of sza3?
12. mu {d}amar-{d}suen# ur-bi2-lum{ki#} mu#-hul#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123097

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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 184
Accession Number 01.184

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001432
Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia (i3.MesopOil) 4072

References

  • primary: OTR, 162

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 184

    [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: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 067

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:20:30 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-13 at 14:07:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 13:27:52 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-02-01 at 12:16:04 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:40 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

“OTR 162 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123097.
OTR 162 artifact entry (No. P123097). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123097 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 162 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123097 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {OTR 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123097},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123097
LB  - CDLI:P123097
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - OTR 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123097
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 162 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123097.
OTR 162 artifact entry (No. P123097). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123097 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 162 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123097 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {OTR 162 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123097},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123097},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123097
LB  - CDLI:P123097
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - OTR 162 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123097
ER  -
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