OTR 038 (P122973)

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 052

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. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 2(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. ur-dun lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
4. 6(disz) sila3 dabin aga3-us2 lugal-bi
5. esz5-am3 <<hu>> sa-bu-um{ki}-ta gen-na
6. giri3 ur-dun sukkal
7. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
9. i-di3-i3-lum
10. ur-{gesz}gigir ra2-gaba gen-na
reverse
1. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
3. nu-ur2-{d}suen
4. ki lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su-sze3 gen-na
5. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3
6. 1(disz) i3 id-gur2
7. lu2-{d}da-mu
8. ma2 gesz-i3-ka-sze3 gen-na
9. zi-ga u4 8(disz)-kam
10. iti amar-a-a-si

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122973

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 052
Accession Number 01.052

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001308

References

  • primary: OTR, 38

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 244

    [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
2014-08-11 at 15:52:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru 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

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122973.
OTR 038 artifact entry (No. P122973). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122973 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122973 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122973},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122973
LB  - CDLI:P122973
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - OTR 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122973
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 038 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122973.
OTR 038 artifact entry (No. P122973). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122973 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 038 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122973 (Accessed: April 16, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122973},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122973},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122973
LB  - CDLI:P122973
M1  - 2026/4/16/
TI  - OTR 038 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122973
ER  - 
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