OTR 211 (P123146)

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 180

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. 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
2. sze ur5-ra dumu dab5-ba
3. i3-dub a-sza3 iri-ul-ta
4. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
5. lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
6. szu ba-ti
7. mu lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
reverse
1. kiszib3 ug3-IL2 dumu dab5-ba ib2-ra
  blank space
2. iti sze-il2-la
3. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ug3-IL2
2. dumu nu-[x]-u3-li2
3. sukkal

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 004326 (composite) (P457036) S004326 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123146

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 180
Accession Number 01.180

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001481

References

  • primary: OTR, 211

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 173

    [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: From the 21st Century BC (pp. 347-424), 411 19

    [Steinkeller2013CorvéeLabor] Steinkeller, Piotr. 2013. “Corvée Labor in Ur III Times.” Edited by Steven J. Garfinkle and Manuel Molina. From the 21st Century B.C. to the 21st Century A.D. : Proceedings of the International Conference on Neo-Sumerian Studies Held in Madrid 22-24 July 2010.

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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:35:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 211 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123146.
OTR 211 artifact entry (No. P123146). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123146 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 211 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123146 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 211 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123146},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P123146
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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 211 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123146.
OTR 211 artifact entry (No. P123146). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123146 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 211 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123146 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123146},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123146},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123146
LB  - CDLI:P123146
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - OTR 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123146
ER  -
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