ABTR 08 (P100197)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 108

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. szu-{d}iszkur
3. 1(disz) sila3 nig2-u2-rum
4. lu2-kisal-la2
5. 2(disz) sila3 {d}szul-gi-min-KU-x
6. 3(disz) sila3 sar x x
7. 2(disz) sila3 wa-mi-ri2
8. 4(disz) ur-e2 2(disz) sila3 ninda x
9. 5(disz) ur-gi7 2(disz) sila3 ninda x
reverse
1. ninda-bi 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
2. 2(disz) sila3 wa-mu
3. 2(disz) sila3 ad-da-ri2
4. 2(disz) sila3 szi-ba-la elam
5. 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 puzur4-esz18-dar
6. sipa ur-me
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz a-mu nagar
8. giri3 sza13-dub-ba
9. 2(disz) sila3 lu2-ba-ni-da
10. 1(disz) sila3 ur-mes tur
11. giri3 ur-nig2
12. zi-ga u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
13. szuku ensi2
14. iti sze-il2-la

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: ABTR, 08

[Arnold1896ABTR] Arnold, William R. 1896. “Ancient-Babylonian Temple Records in the Columbia University Library.” Phdthesis.
history: CUSAS 16, 39

[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, 020

[Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.
history: AuOr 16, p.193-247, p. 222, no. 47

[Mander1998governor] Mander, Pietro. 1998. “A Minor Archive of Ur III Lagash for the Provisions of the Governor.” Aula Orientalis 16: 193–247.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CULC 108
Accession No.: 01.108

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.12.13
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-04 at 08:30:51	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-06-25 at 08:50:18	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2016-07-28 at 14:07:01	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:16:40	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:04:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:14:29	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000026) (000026)

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Cite this Artifact

“ABTR 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100197.

ABTR 08 artifact entry (No. P100197). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100197 (Original work published 2001)

ABTR 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100197 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ABTR 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100197},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“ABTR 08 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P100197.

ABTR 08 artifact entry (No. P100197). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P100197 (Original work published 2001)

ABTR 08 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P100197 (Accessed: December 26, 2025).

@misc{2024ABTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {ABTR 08 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P100197},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P100197},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P100197
LB  - CDLI:P100197
M1  - 2025/12/26/
TI  - ABTR 08 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P100197
ER  -