OTR 248 (P123183)

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 154

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. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu geme2-{d}lamma geme2 kar-ke4
2. ($ blank space $) ur-ki-gu-la szu-ku6
3. ($ blank space $) szul-lul nu-{gesz}kiri6
4. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}hendur-sag# nar#
5. gir2-su{ki}-[ta]
6. giri3 a-bu#-ni
7. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}[nin-gesz-zi-da] dumu [geme2-ba usz-bar]
8. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ba#-[ba6] gala
9. ($ blank space $) lugal-nigin6{ki}-sze3
10. mu lu2-{d}[en-ki]-sze3
11. ki lugal-pa-e3
12. ($ blank space $) ab-ba-kal-la aga3-us2 szabra-ta
13. mu {d}utu-kalam-e-sze3
14. ($ blank space $) ba-sa6-ga dumu {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka lu2 azlag2
column 2
1. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} tur
2. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}nin-mu2
3. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ba-ba6 szesz-a-ni
4. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}na-ru2-a zi3-IL2
  blank space
5. libir-am3
6. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da lu2 azlag2
7. ($ blank space $) nig2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu szesz-a-ni
8. mu giri3-ni-i3-sa6-sze3
9. ki ur3-re-ba-du7
10. ($ blank space $) nam-tar-ib2-gu-ul dumu a-tu
11. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}nin-szubur bahar2 dumu ba-sa6-ga
12. ugula ur-ki-gu-la
13. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}<hendur>-sag dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
column 1
1. ki lugal-ezem
2. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}da-mu ad-kup4
3. ugula lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu ba-zi
4. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}igi-zi-bar-ra
5. nu-banda3 ur-{d}nansze
6. {d}na-ru2-a-igi-du muhaldim
7. giri3-ni-i3-dab5 ARAD2 ur-ab-ba
8. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ba-ba6 ad-kup4
9. ugula da-da-a-ni
10. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ig-alim dam-gar3
11. ($ blank space $) ku3-{d}nanna dumu uri5{ki}
12. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ur-mes
  blank space
13. {gesz}tukul-e dab5-ba-me
14. giri3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a
15. u3 ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. ($ blank space $) ur-{d}ba-ba6 dam-gar3
column 2
1. ($ blank space $) lu2-{d}inanna ad-kup4
2. ugula lu2-dingir-ra
3. ($ blank space $) nin-ki-ur5-sa6
4. ($ blank space $) sza3-ga-na geme2
5. ($ blank space $) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
  blank space
6. he2-dab5-me
7. ugula lugal-me-lam2
8. ($ blank space $) 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz 2(disz) a2 1/2(disz) 3(disz) geme2
9. he2-dab5-me
10. u4 tusz-a
11. e2-kikken2-a gub-ba
12. sza3 sag-da-na{ki}
13. u4 1(u)-kam
  blank space
14. iti ezem-{d}dumu-zi
15. mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun

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/P123183

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 154
Accession Number 01.154

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000093

References

  • primary: OTR, 248

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

  • history: CUSAS 16, 19

    [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: JAOS 18 (pp. 363-365), )364 1

    [Lau1897JAOS18] Lau, Robert J. 1897. “Two Old-Babylonian Tablets: Edited, with a Note.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 18: 363–65.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-15 at 09:21:36 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
2017-07-22 at 14:06:21 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-08-13 at 20:09:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru 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 248 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123183.
OTR 248 artifact entry (No. P123183). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123183 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123183 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {OTR 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123183},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123183},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 248 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123183.
OTR 248 artifact entry (No. P123183). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123183 (Original work published 2001)
OTR 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123183 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{2024OTR,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {OTR 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123183},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123183},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P123183
LB  - CDLI:P123183
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - OTR 248 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123183
ER  -
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