OTR 185 (P123120)

Administrative tag 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 269

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. pisan ur-sur-ra
 en: xxx
3. giri3 lu2-dingir-ra
 en: xxx
4. dumu a-ba-szu-na
 en: xxx
reverse
1. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan mu us2-sa-bi
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123120

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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 269
Accession Number 08.35

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001455

References

  • primary: OTR, 185

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 181

    [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.

  • history: Nelson pisan-dub-ba, no. 253

    [Nelson1976pisandubba] Nelson, Richard C. 1976. “Pisan-Dub-Ba Texts from the Sumerian Ur III Dynasty.” Phdthesis, University of Minnesota.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-08 at 14:04:21 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:54:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:20:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 185 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123120.
OTR 185 artifact entry (No. P123120). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123120 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 185 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123120 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {OTR 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123120},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123120
LB  - CDLI:P123120
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - OTR 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123120
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 185 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 8, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123120.
OTR 185 artifact entry (No. P123120). (2024, October 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123120 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 185 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123120 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 8},
	title = {OTR 185 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123120},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123120},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/8/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123120
LB  - CDLI:P123120
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - OTR 185 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123120
ER  -
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