OTR 156 (P123091)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 147

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu i3 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) nig2-kal-la
4. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
5. sze-bi 2(barig) 2(ban2)
6. lu2-kal-la
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu [1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3]
8. sze-bi [2(barig) 2(ban2) an-ne2]
9. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) udu [1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3]
10. sze-bi [2(barig) 2(ban2)]
reverse
1. lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. 2(gesz2) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 2(barig)
4. a2-na-mu
5. 2(u) 7(disz) masz2 2/3(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3
7. sa2-du11-dingir-ra
8. 4(u) 2(disz) sila4 diri 1(disz) sila3
  blank space
9. [u4 n] 6(disz)#-kam
10. [iti sze-il2]-la

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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  • primary: OTR, 156

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 55

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: CULC 147
  • Accession No.: 01.147

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:19:16 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“OTR 156 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123091.
OTR 156 artifact entry (No. P123091). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123091 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 156 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123091 (Accessed: June 7, 2025).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-07]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123091},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123091},
}


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