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

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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

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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

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: CULC 140
  • Accession No.: 01.140

  • 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 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: December 28, 2025).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	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  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - OTR 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123169
ER  - 

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: December 28, 2025).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	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  - 2025/12/28/
TI  - OTR 234 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123169
ER  - 
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