OTR 209 (P123144)

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 224

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) pesz murgu
2. ki a-tu-ta
3. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
  blank space
1. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 003198 (composite) (P455908) S003198 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P123144

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 224
Accession Number 03.06

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001479

References

  • primary: OTR, 209

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 281

    [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 209 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123144.
OTR 209 artifact entry (No. P123144). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123144 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 209 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123144 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123144},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P123144
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - OTR 209 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifacts

“OTR 209 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123144.
OTR 209 artifact entry (No. P123144). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123144 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 209 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123144 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 209 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123144},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123144},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123144
LB  - CDLI:P123144
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - OTR 209 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123144
ER  -
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