OTR 246 (P123181)

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 168

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. 3(u) sze gur lugal
2. giri3 ur-{gesz}gigir
3. 2(u)# [n] gur# giri3 lu2-{d}inanna
4. a-sza3 gid2-da-ta
5. 1(u) 1(asz) gur ki lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3-ta
6. 3(asz) gur ki ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
7. giri3 lu2-{d}utu
8. 4(asz) gur ki lu2-{d}ba-ba6 min-ta
  blank space
9. szunigin2 1(gesz2) 8(asz) sze gur
10. sza3-bi-ta
11. 1(u) 3(asz) kasz saga gur
12. 1(u) 6(asz) kasz du gur
13. giri3 ur-mes
14. zi-ga lugal
15. 1(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur sze-ba iti x [...]
16. iti munu4-gu7-ta
  some text moved to next line
17. iti amar-[a-a-si-sze3]
18. sze-bi 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze# gur#
19. iti 6(disz)-kam
  blank space
20. szunigin2 1(u) 3(asz) kasz saga gur#
21. [sze-bi ...] 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
reverse
1. szunigin2 1(u) 6(asz) kasz [du lugal]
2. szunigin2 6(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) [...]
  blank space
3. sze-bi 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
4. zi-ga-am3
5. 3(barig) 1(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra du#
6. 2(asz) sze gur
7. 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 sze-bi 1(ban2) 6(disz)# [sila3 ...]
8. 7(asz) 3(barig) szim saga gur
9. sze bala-bi 5(asz) 2(ban2) gur
10. 2(barig) kasz du
11. sze-bi 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
12. e2-a bala-a
13. szunigin 5(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
14. zi#-ga-am3
15. [la2-ia3] 1(u) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
16. nig2-ka9-ak he2-na-ti
17. iti amar-a-a-si
18. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.47.05.00 (us2 year) to Šulgi.47.10.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P123181

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 168
Accession Number 01.168

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001516

References

  • primary: OTR, 246

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 61

    [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
2017-03-03 at 09:55:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-21 at 17:23:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:46:56 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123181.
OTR 246 artifact entry (No. P123181). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123181 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123181 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123181},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 246 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123181.
OTR 246 artifact entry (No. P123181). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123181 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 246 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123181 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123181},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123181
LB  - CDLI:P123181
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - OTR 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123181
ER  -
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