OTR 012 (P122947)

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 023

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. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. lu2-{d}da-mu sukkal
4. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
5. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
6. ha-ar-szi lu2 kas4
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. a-hu-a-qar lu2 kas4
10. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
11. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
12. an-gar3 lu2 kas4
reverse
1. gu4-ri zi-ga-me
2. 1(ban2) kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 zi3
3. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
4. da-da sukkal
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. lu2-sza-lim lu2 sa-gaz-sze3 gen-na
8. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
9. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
10. giri3-ni-i3-sa6 sukkal
11. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 <zi3>
12. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
13. ur-{d}nun-gal mar-tu
14. zi-ga u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
15. iti munu4-gu7

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OTR, 12

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 211

    [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 023
  • Accession No.: 01.023

  • 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
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 012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122947.
OTR 012 artifact entry (No. P122947). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122947 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122947 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122947},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122947
LB  - CDLI:P122947
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - OTR 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122947
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122947.
OTR 012 artifact entry (No. P122947). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122947 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122947 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122947},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122947},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122947
LB  - CDLI:P122947
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - OTR 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122947
ER  - 
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