OTR 223 & 237 (P123158)

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 255

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 fragments Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
2. 2(asz) gur sze engar-e PA-ga
3. a-sza3 {d}ba-ba6-tur3-su3-ta
4. ki ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
2. szu ba-ti
  blank space
3. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
envelope
obverse
1. 3(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
2. 2(asz) gur sze engar-e PA-ga
  blank space
  seal impression
3. [a-sza3 {d}]ba-ba6-arhusz3-su3-ta
reverse
1. ki ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6-ta
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
  blank space
  seal impression
3. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lugal-uszumgal

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 005223 (composite) (P457933) S005223 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

P123158 leadP123158 lead

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123158

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation Fragmented

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 255
Accession Number 08.21

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001493

References

  • primary: OTR, 223 & 237

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 174

    [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
2021-07-17 at 16:00:18 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard 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 223 & 237 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123158.
OTR 223 & 237 artifact entry (No. P123158). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123158 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 223 & 237 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123158 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 223 & 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123158
LB  - CDLI:P123158
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - OTR 223 & 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123158
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 223 & 237 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123158.
OTR 223 & 237 artifact entry (No. P123158). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123158 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 223 & 237 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123158 (Accessed: November 1, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 223 & 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123158
LB  - CDLI:P123158
M1  - 2026/11/1/
TI  - OTR 223 & 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123158
ER  -
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