OTR 247 (P123182)

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 142

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(disz) gu4 numun GAN2-ba
2. 2(u) gurusz lu2 hun-ga2
3. GAN2 ur-sa6
4. 1(disz) gu4 numun 1(u) gurusz lu2 hun-ga2
5. GAN2 ARAD2
6. 1(disz) gu4 numun 3(disz) gurusz lu2 hun-ga2
7. GAN2 ur-i7-nigin6{ki}-sze3-du
8. 1(disz) gu4 numun 2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2
9. GAN2 ur-ki-gu-la
  blank space
10. a-sza3 nin!-amasz-zi
11. 1(disz) gu4 numun GAN2-ba
12. 1(disz) gu4 numun lu2-kal-la
13. 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz hun-ga2
14. GAN2 ur-mes
reverse
1. [1(disz)] gu4# numun# GAN2#-ba
2. 5(gesz2)# n 5(asz) gur [...]-ta gurusz-sze3
3. GAN2 ur-{d}en-ki
4. 1(disz) gu4 numun# GAN2-ba
5. 1(disz) gu4 numun ur-{d}nin#-[gesz]-zi#-da
6. 1(disz) gu4 numun ur-{d}nin#-zu
7. 2(u) 2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 6(disz) erin2 6(disz) gu4#
8. GAN2 ur-{d}suen
  blank space
9. a-sza3 u2-ki-numun
10. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
11. u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam

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/P123182

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 142
Accession Number 01.142

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001517

References

  • primary: OTR, 247

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 12

    [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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“OTR 247 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123182.
OTR 247 artifact entry (No. P123182). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123182 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 247 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123182 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123182},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 247 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123182.
OTR 247 artifact entry (No. P123182). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123182 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 247 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123182 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {OTR 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123182},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123182},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123182
LB  - CDLI:P123182
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - OTR 247 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123182
ER  -
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