ABTR 04 (P100195)

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 241

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(u) 1(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 6(disz) gin2 igi-6(disz)-gal2 5(disz) sze ku3-babbar
2. ku3 sag tuku
3. masz-da-re-a ezem-mah-sze3
4. e2-gal-la ba-an-kux(KWU147)
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}nun-gal
2. u3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu i3-kal-la
  1 line blank
3. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P100195

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 241
Accession Number 08.07

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000024

References

  • primary: ABTR, 04

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 143

    [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: OTR, 018

    [Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University 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
2024-07-04 at 08:30:51 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
2018-03-23 at 18:53:24 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:16:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:04:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:14:29 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“ABTR 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100195.
ABTR 04 artifact entry (No. P100195). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100195 (Original work published 2001)
ABTR 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100195 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ABTR 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100195},
}


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M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - ABTR 04 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“ABTR 04 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100195.
ABTR 04 artifact entry (No. P100195). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100195 (Original work published 2001)
ABTR 04 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100195 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024ABTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ABTR 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100195},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100195},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100195
LB  - CDLI:P100195
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - ABTR 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100195
ER  -
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