OTR 167 (P123102)

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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Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 166

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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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) ba-ba#-munu4 gur
2. 4(u) numun lugal gur
3. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
4. 6(asz) ninda gur
5. 4(u) [...] x gur
6. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) [...] kasz du
7. 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) [...] sze gur
8. szunigin sze-bi 5(gesz2) 4(u) [...] sze gur
9. ki lugal-me-lam2-ta
10. ur-mes szu ba-ti
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 2(gesz2) 3(barig) 1(ban2) n sila3# munu4
13. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 [...] gur
14. sze bala-bi 5(u) 7(asz) 5(ban2) 5(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] 1(u) 6(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 x
2'. ki lu2-me-lam2-ta
  blank space
3'. ugu2 ur-mes ga2-ga2-dam
  blank space
4'. nig2-ka9-ak ka la2
5'. ur-mes u3 lu2-me-lam2
  blank space
6'. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4
7'. iti szu-numun

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OTR, 167

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 68

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: CULC 166
  • Accession No.: 01.166

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.03.00, 00.0004.00
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  • Accounting Period: 00.00.03.00 to 00.0004.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:55:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:46:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 167 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123102.
OTR 167 artifact entry (No. P123102). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123102 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 167 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123102 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 167 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123102},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123102
LB  - CDLI:P123102
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - OTR 167 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123102
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 167 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123102.
OTR 167 artifact entry (No. P123102). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123102 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 167 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123102 (Accessed: December 31, 2025).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 167 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123102},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123102},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123102
LB  - CDLI:P123102
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - OTR 167 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123102
ER  - 
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