OTR 222 (P123157)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 092

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u)# ad7 udu
2. gesz-e dab5-ba
3. szu ba-ti
4. giri3 a-hu-a
5. ki lugal-inim-gi-na-ta
reverse
1. sza3 ki-nu-nir{ki}
  blank space
2. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
3. mu# sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
envelope
obverse
1. 1(u) ad7# [udu]
2. kiszib3 ur-[...]
  rest broken
reverse
  broken
seal 1
1. ur-{d}[...]
2. dub-[sar]
3. dumu lu2-[...]

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
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123157

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 092
Accession Number 01.092

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001492

References

  • primary: OTR, 222

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 164

    [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
2013-07-04 at 09:25:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 222 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123157.
OTR 222 artifact entry (No. P123157). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123157 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 222 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123157 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123157},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123157
LB  - CDLI:P123157
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - OTR 222 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123157
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 222 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123157.
OTR 222 artifact entry (No. P123157). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123157 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 222 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123157 (Accessed: April 30, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123157},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123157},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123157
LB  - CDLI:P123157
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - OTR 222 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123157
ER  - 
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