OTR 016 (P122951)

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 196

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. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 6(disz) ad7 udu ba-usz2
2. 1(disz) ad7 sila4 ba-usz2
3. ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
4. lugal-iri-da
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
2. mu geme2 usz-bar-sze3
  blank space
3. mu gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122951

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 196
Accession Number 02.11

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001286

References

  • primary: OTR, 16

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

  • history: ABTR, 03

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 153

    [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.

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
2024-06-25 at 08:50:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:50:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:34:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122951.
OTR 016 artifact entry (No. P122951). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122951 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122951 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122951},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122951
LB  - CDLI:P122951
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - OTR 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122951
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 016 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122951.
OTR 016 artifact entry (No. P122951). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122951 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 016 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122951 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 016 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122951},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122951},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122951
LB  - CDLI:P122951
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - OTR 016 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122951
ER  -
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