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

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

Measurements

-

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

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/P123184

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 155
Accession Number 01.155

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000094

References

  • 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.

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 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 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: May 2, 2026).
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	month = {sep 15},
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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: May 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 15},
	title = {OTR 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P123184},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P123184},
}


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DA  - 2024/9/15/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P123184
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - OTR 249 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P123184
ER  -
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