DP 156 (P220806)

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 13364

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(disz@t) surx(ERIM) dur3 gal-gal
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. u4 1(disz@t) 3(ban2@c)-ta
4. 2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) 1(disz@t) i3-diri nita kunga2
5. 1(asz@c) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
6. 3(disz@t) munus kunga2 ansze mar didli-bi
7. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. [u4 1(disz@t) sze] 2(ban2@c)-ta
9. [sze]-bi [1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)] 1(barig@c) [gur saggal]
10. [gir2-nun]
column 2
1. gab2-kas4
2. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
3. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2
6. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
7. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3
8. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
9. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
10. nag ensi2-ka-kam
11. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
12. [ziz2 bala]-bi [2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
13. [2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3]
column 3
1. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [sze munu4]
3. sa2-du11 [ansze-kam]
4. amar-giri16{ki}
5. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze titab2
6. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze bappir3
7. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze munu4
8. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
9. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
10. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
12. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
14. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
15. i3-li2-be6-li2
column 4
1. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
2. [x] 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu
3. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c)# sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
5. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2) sze naga3 sze bala-bi
6. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
7. sze bala-bi 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
9. masz-da3
10. dub-sar
11. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gig
12. sa2-du11 e2-nig2-ka-kam
13. igi-bar-lu2-ti
14. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
15. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
16. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
17. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze [bappir3] sze bala-bi
column 5
1. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2) sze munu4
2. sa2-du11 {d}mes-an-du-kam
3. lugal-sa6-ga
4. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2) sze sa2-du11
5. du-du sanga
6. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
7. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
9. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
10. masz 1(asz@c)-sze3
11. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
12. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) nigar-mud
13. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
column 6
1. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2) en-DU
2. 2(u) la2 1(disz@t) udu siki
3. 2(disz@t) masz bar-dul5
4. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 5(ban2) lugal-da-nu-me-a
5. sipa udu siki-ka-me
6. 1(disz@t) gukkal
7. 2(u) 4(disz@t) udu
8. 2(disz@t) {munus}asz2-gar3
9. udu dub-kam
10. 1(disz@t) gukkal
11. 2(u)# [...]
reverse
column 1
1. masz-da-re-a-am6
2. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) U2-U2
3. 1(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
4. u4 <1(disz@t)> sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
5. 5(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
6. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
7. iti-da sze 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)-ta
8. 2(u) 4(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus mu 3(disz@t)
9. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
10. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
column 2
1. 2(u) 5(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus mu 2(disz@t)
2. 1(u)# 1(disz@t)? szah2 u2 nita mu 2(disz@t)
3. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
4. iti-da sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
5. 4(u) 2(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus sza3-du10
6. 1(gesz2) 1(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita sza3-du10
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. iti-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
9. sze-bi 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2) lugal-pa-e3
column 3
1. sipa szah2
2. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
3. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze bappir3
5. sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze munu4
7. sa2-du11 en-ig-gal
8. nu-banda3-kam
column 4
1. [szu-nigin2 x] 3(ban2@c)? [sze] gur saggal
2. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) gig
5. sze gar ziz2 gar sa2-du11 iti-da
6. {d}ba-ba6
7. URU-KA-gi-na
column 5
1. [ensi2]
2. lagasz{ki}
3. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-a
4. {d}nansze-ka
5. en-ig-gal
6. nu-banda3
7. e2 ki-sal4-la-ta
8. e-ta-gar 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
9. 5(disz@t) gar-am6

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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, 156

[AllottedelaFuÿe1908-1920DP] Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice. 1908-1920. Documents Présargoniques. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13364
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_e.01.00.00
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:35	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2011-09-21 at 04:55:55	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:56	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-03-26 at 17:43:54	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:33	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

External Resources

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

Louvre Collections (cl010138069)

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“DP 156 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220806.

DP 156 artifact entry (No. P220806). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220806 (Original work published 2003)

DP 156 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220806 (Accessed: May 19, 2025).

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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220806},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220806},
}

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