OTR 046 & 221 (P122981)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 095

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has fragments Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
2. a2 geme2 usz-bar nigin6{ki}-ka
3. ma2 lu2-ma2-gur8-ra x
reverse
1. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ma-an-szum2-na
2. ur-{d}nansze-ke4
3. szu ba-ti
4. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
5. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
2. a2 geme2 usz-bar nigin6{ki}
3. ma2 lu2-ma2-gur8-ra
4. kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze dumu ku-li
reverse
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6
2. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-[...]
2. dub-sar
3. dumu [...]

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • This artifact is composed of fragments.
  • Condition Description:
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  • primary: OTR, 46 & 221

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

  • history: ABTR, 07

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 30

    [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 095
  • Accession No.: 01.095

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.08.00
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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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-02-21 at 12:09:09 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2016-02-21 at 12:07:30 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes:

P122981 leadP122981 lead

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 046 & 221 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122981.
OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry (No. P122981). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122981 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122981 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122981},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122981
LB  - CDLI:P122981
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122981
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 046 & 221 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122981.
OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry (No. P122981). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122981 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122981 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122981},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122981},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122981
LB  - CDLI:P122981
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - OTR 046 & 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122981
ER  -
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