DP 223 (P220873)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13431

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

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  column missing
column 2
  column missing
column 3
  column missing
column 4
  column missing
column 5
1'. [x] ninda bappir3
2'. [1(disz@t) sila3] i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
  rest of column missing
column 6
  beginning of column missing
1'. [...] x
2'. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam
3'. 1(disz@t) ninda ka-gu7
4'. 1(disz@t) ninda bappir3
5'. [1(disz@t) sila3] i3 1(disz@t) sila3 [zu2]-lum [1(disz@t) sila3 sze]-sa
  rest of column missing
column 7
  beginning of column missing
1'. [1(asz@c) dim3]-tur
2'. [...] zi3 sig15
3'. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
4'. za3-ta-ne-ne-kam
5'. 2(asz@c) ninda gu2-gu2
6'. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
7'. 1(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} ga
8'. me-sirara3-DU
  rest of column missing
column 8
  beginning of column missing
1'. [...] zu2-[lum] 1(disz@t) sila3 sze-[sa] 1(disz@t) sila3 [x x]
2'. ki 8(disz@t)#-[sze3]
3'. nin-zabar3
4'. ma-ma
5'. nin-me-du10-ga
6'. gan-tul2-sag
7'. a-ir-nun
8'. a-szurmin
9'. nin-hi-[li-su3]
10'. dim3-[tur]
  rest of column missing
reverse
column 1
  beginning of column missing
1'. 1(asz@c)#? [...]
2'. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
3'. 1(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} ga
4'. me-sirara3-DU
5'. e2-a i3-se3
6'. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
7'. 2(asz@c) zi3 mun-du
8'. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
9'. 1(asz@c) dug [kas ge6]
10'. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 [1(disz@t) sila3] zu2-[lum ...]
  rest of column missing
column 2
  beginning of column missing
1'. 3(disz@t) sila3 i3 3(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(asz@c) udu
2'. {d}lugal-iri-bar
3'. {d}a-da-na
4'. nin-ki
5'. 3(disz@t)-a-ne-ne-kam
6'. 1(asz@c) ninda ka-gu7
  rest of column missing
column 3
  beginning of column missing
1'. [ki 5(disz@t)]-sze3
2'. [ur]-utu
3'. gesz-ri
4'. gan-{d}ba-ba6
5'. lugal-u4-de3
6'. gan-giri16{ki}
  rest of column missing
column 4
  beginning of column missing
1'. [a-ir]-nun
2'. [a]-szurmin
3'. nin-hi-li-su3
4'. dim3-tur
5'. [x x] x [...]
  rest of column missing

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DP, 223

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13431
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.00.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-09-25 at 15:01:12 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-03-30 at 16:25:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact
“DP 223 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220873.
DP 223 artifact entry (No. P220873). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220873 (Original work published 2003)
DP 223 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220873 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220873},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220873},
}


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