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

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

Measurements

-

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
  blank space
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
  some text moved to next line
7'. iti sze-sag11-ku5 x
8'. iti szu-numun-sze3 sze-bi 4(asz) 1(barig) gur
9'. iti 6(disz)-kam
  blank space
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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.01.11.00 to Amar-Suen.02.04.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123129

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
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 203
Accession Number 02.18

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001464

References

  • 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.

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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-23 at 14:42:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:46:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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: April 30, 2026).
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	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 194 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123129},
}


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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: April 30, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 194 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123129},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123129},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123129
LB  - CDLI:P123129
M1  - 2026/4/30/
TI  - OTR 194 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123129
ER  -
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