OTR 022 (P122957)

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 041

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 zi3-gu sza3-iri
2. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
3. er3-ra-dan lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
4. ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 u4 3(disz)-kam
6. igi-a-a u3-kul
7. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
8. 2(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam sza3-iri
9. 1(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
10. {d}utu-szi-la-at sukkal
11. u3 {d}nanna-kam aga3-us2-gal
reverse
1. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sza3-iri
3. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
4. i3-li2-a-lum sukkal
5. 1(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 sza3-iri
6. 1(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 kaskal-sze3
7. elam gi-sza{ki}-me
8. giri3 i3-li2-a-lum sukkal
9. gi-sza{ki}-sze3 du-ni
10. 1(ban2) zi3 u4 2(disz)-kam
11. szu-na-a aga3-us2-gal
12. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
left
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OTR, 22

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

  • history: ABTR, 11

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 232

    [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 041
  • Accession No.: 01.041

  • 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
2024-06-25 at 08:50:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:11:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI 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
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

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Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 022 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122957.
OTR 022 artifact entry (No. P122957). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122957 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122957 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122957},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122957
LB  - CDLI:P122957
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - OTR 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122957
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 022 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122957.
OTR 022 artifact entry (No. P122957). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122957 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 022 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122957 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122957},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122957},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122957
LB  - CDLI:P122957
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - OTR 022 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122957
ER  - 
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