OTR 057 (P122992)

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 012

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. 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. a-hu-a sukkal
3. 2(barig) 3(ban2) elam ne-ra-asz ak ki-masz{ki}-me
4. giri3 a-hu-a sukkal
reverse
1. ki-masz{ki}-ta du-ni
  blank space
2. iti ezem-li9-si4
  sic

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P122992

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 012
Accession Number 01.012

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001327

References

  • primary: OTR, 57

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 199

    [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
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 057 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122992.
OTR 057 artifact entry (No. P122992). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122992 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122992 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122992},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 057 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122992.
OTR 057 artifact entry (No. P122992). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122992 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 057 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122992 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122992},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122992},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122992
LB  - CDLI:P122992
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - OTR 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122992
ER  -
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