DP 040 (P220690)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13248

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 1(u) du8
en: 20 beer loaves, per ban2 10 baked;
2. 1(u@c) ninda ka-gu7 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
en: 10 snacking loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
3. 2(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
en: 20 beer loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
4. 2(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
en: 20 small beer loaves
5. 2(disz@t) sila3 i3 2(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
en: 2 sila3 oil, 2 sila3 dates,
6. 2(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
en: 2 strings crab apples,
7. 1(ban2@c) [sze sa]
en: 1 ban2 roasted barley,
8. 1(asz@c) sag#!-kesz2#! [esztub]{ku6}
en: 1 head-bundle oxen fish,
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) za3 a-dar-tun2{ku6}
en: 2 sides of adartun fish,
2. 2(asz@c) muszen
en: 2 birds,
3. szubur
en: did Šubur,
4. sagi
en: cup-bearer,
5. e-da-kux(DU)
en: deliver in there;
6. 5(asz@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-<ne2> 1(u) du8
en: 5 beer loaves, per ban2 10 baked;
7. 1(u@c) ninda ka-gu7 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
en: 10 snacking loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
8. 1(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
en: 10 beer loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
9. 2(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
en: 20 small beer loaves,
column 3
1. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
en: 1 sila3 oil, 1 sila3 dates,
2. 1(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
en: 1 string crab apples,
3. 1(ban2@c)! sze sa
en: 1 ban2 roasted barley,
4. 5(asz@c) sa lu{sar}
en: 5 bundles turnips,
5. 5(asz@c) sa szum2-sikil
en: 5 bundles garlic,
6. 1(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an ku6 dar-ra
en: 1 ŠEban split fish,
7. 5(asz@c) ku6 NUN gur4-ra
en: 5 fat NUN-fish.
8. ur-su3-ag2#
en: did Ursu’ag,
9. a-zu
en: the physician,
10. e-da-kux(DU)
en: deliver in there;
11. du-du
en: Dudu,
12. sanga
en: the administrator,
column 4
1. mu-na-kux(DU)
en: delivered for him;
2. 1(asz@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 1(u) du8
en: 1 beer loaf, per ban2 10 baked;
3. 1(asz@c) ninda ka-gu7 ba-an-ne2 3(u) du8
en: 1 snacking loaf, per ban2 30 baked;
4. 1(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
en: 10 small beer loaves,
5. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
en: 1 sila3 oil, 1 sila3 dates,
6. 1(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
en: 1 string crab apples,
7. 1(ban2@c) sze sa
en: 1 ban2 roasted barely,
8. [2(asz@c)] SZE3-ba-an ku6 dar-ra
en: 2 ŠEban fish split,
9. 1(asz@c) sag-kesz2 esztub{ku6}
en: 1 head-bundle NUN fish,
10. 5(asz@c) NUN ku6 didli-bi
en: 5 various NUN-fish,
column 5
1. nin-me-zi-da-ra
en: did Ninmezidara
2. mu-na-kux(DU)
en: deliver for him;
3. szubur
en: Šubur,
4. sagi
en: cup-bearer,
5. e-da-kux(DU)
en: delivered in there.
6. 2(asz@c) dug kas sig15
en: 2 jugs beer, of groats,
7. 2(asz@c) dug kas ge6
en: 2 jugs dark beer
8. dam#-dingir-mu
en: did Damdingirmu
9. e-da-kux(DU)
en: deliver in there;
10. nig2-gesz-tag-ga
en: offerings
column 6
1. ensi2-ka-kam
en: of the ensi.
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 6(disz@t) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 1(u@c) du8
en: together: 26 beer loaves, per ban2 10 baked;
2. 2(u@c) ninda ka-gu7! ba-an-ne2 3(u@c) du8
en: 20 snacking loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
text: 21
3. 3(u@c) ninda bappir3 ba-an-ne2 3(u@c) du8
en: 30 beer loaves, per ban2 30 baked;
4. 5(u@c) ninda bappir3 tur-tur
en: 50 small beer loaves,
5. 2(asz@c) dug kas sig15
en: 2 jugs beer, of groats,
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) dug kas ge6
en: 2 jugs dark beer,
2. 4(disz@t) sila3 i3 4(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
en: 4 sila3 oil, 4 sila3 dates,
3. 4(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
en: 4 strings of crab apples,
4. 4(ban2@c) sze sa
en: 4 ban2 roasted barley,
5. 3(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an ku6 dar-ra
en: 3 ŠEban of fish, split,
6. 2(asz@c) za3 a-dar-tun2{ku6}
en: 2 sides adartun fish,
7. 2(asz@c) sag-kesz2 [esztub]{ku6}
en: 2 head-bundles oxen fish,
8. 1(u@c) ku6 NUN gur4
en: 10 fat NUN fish,
9. 2(asz@c) muszen
en: 2 birds,
10. 5(asz@c) sa szum2-sikil
en: 5 bundles garlic,
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) sa sar mu11-mu11
en: 5 bundles crushed vegetables,
in text turnips
2. nig2 gesz tag-ga
en: offerings
3. ensi2-ka-kam
en: of the ensi;
4. du-du
en: Dudu,
5. sanga
en: administrator,
6. mu-na-kux(DU) 7(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
en: delivered for him; 7th (year).

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

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Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: DP, 40

[AllottedelaFuÿe1908-1920DP] Fuÿe, François-Maurice Allotte de la. 1908-1920. Documents Présargoniques. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
citation: BBVO 10, p. 19 n. 64

[Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13248
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.07.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2019-03-01 at 23:02:52	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2015-06-12 at 09:08:39	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Guerra, Dylan		CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:47	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-04-16 at 18:01:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:30	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

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“DP 040 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220690.

DP 040 artifact entry (No. P220690). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220690 (Original work published 2003)

DP 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220690 (Accessed: April 23, 2024).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220690},
}

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