OTR 238 (P123173)
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, USAMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USAMuseum Number
CULC 171Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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obverse
1. 8(gesz2) [x x sze gur]
2. kiszib3 na-[...]
3. ki ur-{d}[...-ta]
4. 8(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) [x x gur]
5. kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-[ba6]
6. ki ur-{d}nansze-ta
7. 2(gesz2) 5(u) gur
8. kiszib3 na-sa6
9. ki ur-{d}dumu-zi-ta
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10. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(u) 5(asz) gur
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gur
reverse
1. na-gab2-tum-ma ba-an-kux(KWU147)
2. za-ni-a szu ba-ti
3. 2(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. ugu2 ur-{d}en-lil2 ba-a-gar
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5. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. la2-ia3 [...] 2(gesz2) 5(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
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8. nig2-ka9-ak sze ma2-a si-ga
9. na-x dub-sar mar-sa#
10. u3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
11. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-[e] ur-bi2#-[lum{ki} mu-hul]
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: OTR, 238
[Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.
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history: CUSAS 16, 66
[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.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: CULC 171
- Accession No.: 01.171
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 | Firth, Richard | Artifact, Other Entity | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | approved |
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| 2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2015-03-13 at 21:46:56 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:51:11 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:26:44 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:23:40 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (001508) (001508)
Cite this Artifact
@misc{2024OTR,
note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-20]},
year = {2024},
month = {jul 4},
title = {OTR 238 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P123173},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123173},
}
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