OTR 197 (P123132)

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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Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 305

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
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [n] x gur
2'. [n] 5(ban2) zi3 sig15 gur
3'. [n] sila3 esza [...] us2# gur [...] na gur
4'. [n ...] saga sza3-gal [...] x gur
5'. [n ...] x saga [...] gur
6'. [n ...] us2 [...] gur
7'. [n ...] sze [...] dabin [...] gur
8'. [...] sa [...] 1(u)-kam [...] mar [...] gur
9'. [...] x saga [...] saga
10'. [n] n 5/6(disz) [...] gur
11'. [n] zi3 sig15 [...] gur
12'. [n zi3]-gu gur
13'. [n] 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 dabin gur
14'. [n ...] igi saga
15'. [n ...] esza gur
16'. [n] 5(ban2) 1/2(disz) sila3 ar-za-na
17'. [n] sila3 dabin e2 [...] us2 ra2-gaba
18'. [...] sza3 e2-gal
19'. [...]-ga# nig2-diri [...] da x [...]
rest broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. iti# sze-sag11#-[ku5]
blank space
2'. zi-ga lugal
3'. 2(asz) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 gur
4'. 1(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin gur
5'. igi 1(gesz2)-gal2-sze3 gir2-su{ki}-ta de6-a
6'. 4(barig) 3(disz) sila3 nig2-gu7-a geme2 dumu
7'. kiszib3 lugal-ki-gal-la
8'. 3(barig) zi3 ba-ba saga
9'. 3(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
10'. 1(barig) zi3-gu saga sza3-gal szar3
11'. 3(barig) zi3-gu us2
12'. masz-da-re-<a> ki lugal-sze3
13'. sza3 nigin6{ki}
14'. kiszib3 ur-mes
15'. 6(asz) sza3-gal erin2 i7-de3 tum-ma-al gub-ba
16'. kiszib3 a2-sa6-ga
17'. zi-ga
18'. 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga gur
19'. 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi3 gu2-nida
20'. 1(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda u3-duh-hu-um gur
21'. 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 [gur]
22'. 1(ban2) [...]
23'. 4(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
24'. 2(barig) 2(ban2) [...]
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 4(asz) zi3 sig15 gur
3'. 2(barig) zi3-gu saga szagina
4'. 3(barig) zi3-gu# [us2]
5'. kasz-de2-a dam# [...]
blank space
6'. kasz-de2-a [...] ma-al#-[...]
7'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) [n ...] zi3 [...]
8'. kiszib3 ma-[...]
9'. ugu2 x-[...]
10'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) [n ...]
11'. 2(u) 5(asz)# [n ...] zi3 x [...]
12'. 5(gesz2) 1(u) [n ...]
13'. kiszib3 [...] dumu# [...]
14'. 5(u)# [...]
15'. 1(u) [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. kiszib3 3(u) [...]
2'. 1(u) 3(disz) gin2 2(u) [...]
3'. 2(asz) la2 8(disz) sila3 [...]
4'. szesz-kal-la [...]
5'. 1(u) gin2 x [...]
6'. ba-zi szu ba#-[ti]
7'. ugu2-a ga2-[ga2]
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8'. [...] na
9'. [...] gur
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column 3
beginning broken
1'. szunigin [...]
2'. [...] ar-za-[na ...] sze bala-bi x [...] 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 [...]
3'. [...] 1(u) 5(asz) zi3-gu saga sza3-gal lugal gur
4'. [...] zi3 ba-ba sze
5'. [sze] bala#-bi 3(asz) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
6'. [n] 8(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 [...] saga szagina gur
7'. [sze] bala#-bi 2(asz) 4(barig) 9(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 gur
8'. [n] 2(gesz2)# 4(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 ninda zi3-gu gur
9'. [n] 3(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
10'. [n] 2(gesz2)# 2(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 dabin gur
11'. [n] 2(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 dabin sa gur
12'. [n] 3(u) 4(asz) [...]
rest broken

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)

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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, 197

[Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.
history: CUSAS 16, 93

[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 305
Accession No.: 09.27

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.11.00
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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
2019-02-09 at 00:58:34	Jagersma, Bram	Atf	Jagersma, Bram	CDLI	approved
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2013-07-29 at 07:51:07	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	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 (001467) (001467)

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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 197 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123132.

OTR 197 artifact entry (No. P123132). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123132 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 197 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123132 (Accessed: July 30, 2025).

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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 197 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123132.

OTR 197 artifact entry (No. P123132). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123132 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 197 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123132 (Accessed: July 30, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 197 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123132},
}

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