OTR 003 (P122938)

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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Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 143

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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tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) nig2-kal-la
  calculation: (140 × 1.5) + (71 × 1) = 0;4,4,1 (!)
4. 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) lu2-kal-la
  calculation: (140 × 1.5) + (71 × 1) = 0;4,4,1 (!)
7. 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
8. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2) an-ne2
  calculation: (140 × 1.5) + (71 × 1) = 0;4,4,1 (!)
10. 2(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
12. sze-bi 4(barig) 4(ban2)
  calculation: (140 × 1.5) + (71 × 1) = 0;4,4,1 (!)
13. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
1. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
2. sze-bi 2(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3
  calculation: 153 × 1 = 0;2,3,3
3. a2-na-mu
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3
  calculation: 82 × 1 = 0;1,2,2
6. 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3
7. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gu4 6(disz) sila3
8. 6(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
9. sze-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2)
  calculation: (10 × 8) + (9 × 6) + (6 × 1) = 0;2,2
  blank space
10. iti ezem-{d}szul-zi
11. u4 2(u) la2 2(disz)-kam

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OTR, 3

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 51

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CULC 143
  • Accession No.: 01.143

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2014-08-11 at 15:45:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 003 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122938.
OTR 003 artifact entry (No. P122938). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122938 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122938 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122938},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122938},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122938
LB  - CDLI:P122938
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - OTR 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122938
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 003 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122938.
OTR 003 artifact entry (No. P122938). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122938 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122938 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122938},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122938},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122938
LB  - CDLI:P122938
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - OTR 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122938
ER  -
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