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OTR 029 (P122964)

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 009

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) id-gur2 i3-gesz
2. u4 2(disz)-kam
3. lugal-an-na-du sukkal
4. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
5. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3-gesz
6. ne-ne-a aga3-us2-gal
7. u3 dingir-kal sukkal
8. a-dam-szah2{ki}-sze3 gen-na
9. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 2(disz)-kam
10. i-ti-szu-ni-im aga3-us2-gal
reverse
1. hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}-sze3 du-ni
2. 2(disz) id-gur2 i3 u4 1(disz)-kam
3. lu2-{d}nansze sukkal
4. u3 nu-ur2-{d}suen aga3-us2
5. ki-masz{ki}-sze3 du-ni
blank space
6. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

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: OTR, 29

[Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.
history: CUSAS 16, 195

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CULC 009
Accession No.: 01.009

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.02.00
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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
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (001299) (001299)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 029 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122964.

OTR 029 artifact entry (No. P122964). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122964 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122964 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122964},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122964},
}

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TI  - OTR 029 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 029 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122964.

OTR 029 artifact entry (No. P122964). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122964 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 029 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122964 (Accessed: December 22, 2025).

@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122964},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122964},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122964
LB  - CDLI:P122964
M1  - 2025/12/22/
TI  - OTR 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122964
ER  -