OTR 194 (P123129)

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 203

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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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze lugal
2. si-i3-tum nig2-ka9-ak
3. 1(u) 4(asz) gur nin-a2-zi-da-ta
4. 1(u) 1(asz) gur e2-duru5 en-na-ta
5. 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
6. nin-x-ta
7. 1(u) 7(asz) gur sze {d}en-lil2-la2
8. 3(barig) sze masz2-da-ru-a
sic
9. 1(barig) ki ur-mes-ta
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10. szunigin 5(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 lugal
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. [...] sila3 kasz saga gur
13. [...] kasz du gur
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. x x kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir
3'. 1(u) 6(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4
4'. 1(gesz2) dug dida tu7 edin sza3 iti-da
5'. 7(asz) gur kiszib3 inim-{d}inanna min sag iri
6'. x x x x
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7'. iti sze-sag11-ku5 x
8'. iti szu-numun-sze3 sze-bi 4(asz) 1(barig) gur
9'. iti 6(disz)-kam
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10'. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur
11'. sze bala-bi 5(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
12'. szunigin 2(u) 7(asz) 2(disz) sila3 kasz du gur szunigin 9(asz) 1(barig) sze gur
13'. szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ba-ba munu4
14'. sze bala-bi 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
15'. sze-bi 5(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur
16'. zi-ga
17'. la2-ia3 2(asz) 3(ban2) la2 1(u) sila3 gur
18'. nig2-ka9-ak bi2-du11-i3-sa6
19'. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-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)

Collections

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: OTR, 194

[Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.
history: CUSAS 16, 65

[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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CULC 203
Accession No.: 02.18

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.11.00, Amar-Suen.02.04.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: Amar-Suen.01.11.00 to Amar-Suen.02.04.00

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-12-23 at 14:42:41	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2015-03-13 at 21:46:56	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:51:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:26:41	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:23:40	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

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Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (001464) (001464)

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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 194 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123129.

OTR 194 artifact entry (No. P123129). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123129 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 194 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123129 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 194 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123129.

OTR 194 artifact entry (No. P123129). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123129 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 194 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123129 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123129},
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