OTR 234 (P123169)

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 140

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. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
2. 1(gesz2) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 3(barig) 8(disz) sila3
4. nig2-kal-la
5. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
6. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
7. sze-bi 3(barig) lu2-kal-la
8. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
9. 1(gesz2) 7(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
10. sze-bi 3(barig) 7(disz) sila3
11. an-ne2
12. 1(gesz2) 2(u) udu 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3
13. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
reverse
1. sze-bi 3(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur
2. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) udu 1(disz) sila3
3. sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3
4. a2-na-mu
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu 1(disz) sila3
6. sze-bi 1(barig) 2(ban2) sa2-du11
7. 1(u) gu4 8(disz) sila3
8. 7(disz) gu4 6(disz) sila3
9. 5(disz) szeg9-bar 1(disz) sila3
10. sze-bi 2(barig) 7(disz) sila3
11. iti munu4-gu7
12. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123169

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 140
Accession Number 01.140

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001504

References

  • primary: OTR, 234

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 49

    [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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:16 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123169.
OTR 234 artifact entry (No. P123169). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123169 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 234 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123169 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123169},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
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LB  - CDLI:P123169
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - OTR 234 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 234 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123169.
OTR 234 artifact entry (No. P123169). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123169 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 234 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123169 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 234 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123169},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123169},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123169
LB  - CDLI:P123169
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - OTR 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123169
ER  -
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