OTR 242 (P123177)

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 200

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
column 1
1. 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 7(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. sze GAN2-gu4
3. gur
4. sze GAN2 apin-la2
5. gur
6. sze-numun-ta gur-ra
7. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
8. sze amar ba-usz2
  blank space
9. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 9(asz)! 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
10. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
column 2
1. gur zabar#-[ta]
2. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) sila3 gur
3. gur sze-ba-ta
4. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
5. kiszib3 ur-dam
6. dumu ur-{d}nansze
7. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> gur
8. kiszib3-bi 3(disz)-am3
9. kiszib3 ur-{d}lamma
10. dumu me-luh-ha
11. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur
12. kiszib3 gu3-de2-a
13. dumu ur-{d}ba-ba6
14. 8(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
15. mu ba-a-al-la-a-sze3
16. kiszib3 ur-dam
reverse
column 1
1. dumu ur-{d}nansze
2. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
3. szunigin [2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur]
4. kiszib3 [ur-dam]
5. szunigin [4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur]
6. kiszib3 [ur-{d}lamma]
7. dumu [me-luh-ha]
8. szunigin [1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur]
9. kiszib3 [gu3-de2-a]
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 8(asz) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
2. zi-ga
  blank space
3. nig2-ka9-ak
4. lu2-{d}szul-gi szabra
5. sze e2 {d}nin-mar{ki#}
6. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan

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/P123177

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 200
Accession Number 02.15

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001512

References

  • primary: OTR, 242

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 57

    [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: JESHO 20, p.129-165, p. 135 2

    [Parpola1977Meluhha] Parpola, Simo, Asko Parpola, and Robert H. Brunswig. 1977. “The Meluḫḫa Village: Evidence of Acculturation of Harappan Traders in Late Third Millennium Mesopotamia?” Journal of the Economic and Social History of the Orient 20: 129–65.

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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:54:19 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:46:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-13 at 19:55:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:51:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:26:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:35:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:23:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 242 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123177.
OTR 242 artifact entry (No. P123177). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123177 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123177 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123177},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 242 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123177.
OTR 242 artifact entry (No. P123177). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123177 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123177 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123177},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123177},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123177
LB  - CDLI:P123177
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - OTR 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123177
ER  -
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