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

Museum Collection(s)

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

Measurements

-

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P123171

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA
Museum Number CULC 128
Accession Number 01.128

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001506

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 19:22:08 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:35:13 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 Artifacts

“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: April 8, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	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  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - OTR 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123171
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 8, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-08]},
	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  - 2026/4/8/
TI  - OTR 236 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123171
ER  -
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