OTR 249 (P123184)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Museum Number

CULC 155

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

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

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Columbia University Library, New York, New York, USA

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: OTR, 249

[Lau1906OBTR] Lau, Robert J. 1906. Old Babylonian Temple Records. Columbia University Oriental Studies, Vol. 3. New York: Columbia University Press.
history: CUSAS 16, 20

[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), ) 365 2

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: CULC 155
Accession No.: 01.155

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.06.12
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-15 at 09:21:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-04 at 08:31:55	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-07-22 at 14:06:21	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	CDLI	approved
2012-07-19 at 16:43:10	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000094) (000094)

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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123184.

OTR 249 artifact entry (No. P123184). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123184 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123184 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123184},
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Cite this Artifact

“OTR 249 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P123184.

OTR 249 artifact entry (No. P123184). (2024, September 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P123184 (Original work published 2001)

OTR 249 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P123184 (Accessed: December 28, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {OTR 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123184},
}

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