OTR 236 (P123171)

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 128

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
1. 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
2. ku3 sza3 ze2
3. ki ur-{d}lamma sanga {d}nin-szubur-ta
4. e2-gal-la ba-kux(KWU147)
5. kiszib3 ensi2
reverse
1. giri3 ur-{d}lamma
2. sza3 nibru{ki}
  blank space
3. iti munu4-gu7
4. mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: OTR, 236

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 147

    [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.

  • history: RA 057 (pp. 193-200), 196 36

    [Lambert1963RA57Argent2] Lambert, Maurice. 1963. “L’usage de l’argent-Métal à Lagash Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur (Suite).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 57: 193–200.

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  • Museum No.: CULC 128
  • Accession No.: 01.128

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.03.05.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 19:22:08 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:11 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:35:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:40 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 236 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123171.
OTR 236 artifact entry (No. P123171). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123171 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123171 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {OTR 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123171},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123171},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123171
LB  - CDLI:P123171
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - OTR 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123171
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 236 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123171.
OTR 236 artifact entry (No. P123171). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123171 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 236 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123171 (Accessed: January 19, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-19]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {OTR 236 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123171},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123171},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123171
LB  - CDLI:P123171
M1  - 2026/1/19/
TI  - OTR 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123171
ER  - 
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