OTR 068 (P123003)

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 158

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 sza3-iri
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
3. i-zu-a sukkal
4. 4(ban2) ninda sza3-iri
5. 1(barig) ninda lugal kaskal-sze3
6. elam za-ul{ki}-me
7. giri3 i-[zu-a sukkal]
8. szuszin{ki} [...] du#
9. 2(disz) sila3 [...] x
10. sa-bu#-[um{ki} ...] du
11. 3(disz) sila3# [...]
12. giri3 [...]
13. 4(disz) [...]
  rest broken
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 ninda [...]
2. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3
3. szi-a-a lu2 kas4
4. 1(barig) ninda lugal sza3-iri
5. 4(ban2) ninda kaskal-sze3
6. elam an-sza-an{ki}-me
7. giri3 szi-a-a lu2 kas4
8. an-sza-an{ki}-sze3 du-ni
9. 3(disz) sila3 ninda a-da-a sukkal
10. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
11. 2(disz) sila3 ninda szu-{d}nin-szubur lu2 kas4
12. {u2}urua{a}{ki}-ta du-ni
13. 3(disz) sila3 ninda sza3-iri
14. 5(disz) sila3 ninda kaskal-sze3 i-din-{d}utu sukkal
15. 1(barig) ninda lugal sza3-iri
16. 1(barig) ninda kaskal-sze3
17. elam za-ul{ki}-me
18. giri3 i-din-{d}utu sukkal
19. za-ul{ki}-sze3 du-ni
20. iti GAN2-masz

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123003

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number CULC 158
Accession Number 01.158

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001338

References

  • primary: OTR, 68

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 193

    [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
2015-04-10 at 14:15:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-08-11 at 16:06:51 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 Artifact

“OTR 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123003.
OTR 068 artifact entry (No. P123003). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123003 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123003 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123003},
}


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PY  - 2024
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TI  - OTR 068 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 068 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123003.
OTR 068 artifact entry (No. P123003). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123003 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 068 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123003 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123003},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123003},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123003
LB  - CDLI:P123003
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - OTR 068 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123003
ER  -
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