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OTR 059 (P122994)

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 161

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. 1(ban2) kasz saga
2. esz3-esz3 u4-sakar u4 1(u) 5(disz)-[kam]
3. 1(disz) dida saga
4. {d}szul-pa-e3 e2-gal
5. 1(disz) dida saga
6. nig2 numun du10-ga
7. {d}szul-gi
8. 1(ban2) kasz saga
9. gu3-de2-a ensi2
reverse
1. 2(barig) kasz du lugal
2. dingir-a2-li2-ik mar-tu
blank space
3. iti szu-numun

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, 59

[Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.
history: CUSAS 16, 110

[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 161
Accession No.: 01.161

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.04.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (001329) (001329)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 059 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122994.

OTR 059 artifact entry (No. P122994). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122994 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122994 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122994},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 059 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P122994.

OTR 059 artifact entry (No. P122994). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P122994 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 059 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P122994 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P122994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P122994},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P122994
LB  - CDLI:P122994
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - OTR 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P122994
ER  -