DP 490 (P221140)

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 13696

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
1. 1(asz@c) nu2 {gesz}taskarin esz2 ak
2. 1(asz@c) nu2 mes ha-lu-ub2 esz2 ak
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}dur2-gar {gesz}szu4
4. 2(asz@c) {gesz}dur2-gar {gesz}taskarin du8-a
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}na2 {gesz}taskarin esz2 nu-ak
2. 8(asz@c) zu2 am-si ha-har-ra gal-gal
3. 2(asz@c) zu2 am-si ha-har-ra tur-tur
4. 8(asz@c) {gesz}har gesz usan3
5. 1(asz@c) {gesz}har gesz ha-zi
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) pisan 2(barig@c) esir2 had2
2. 1(asz@c) pisan gid2-da su3
3. 1(asz@c) pisan sag su3
4. 1(asz@c) dub gesz-gi su3-su3
5. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ellag szer7{sze3}-bil kusz3 2(disz@t)
6. 2(asz@c) {gesz}ellag szer7{sze3}-bil kusz3 1(disz@t) kiszib3-la2 1(disz@t)
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ma2-gid2
2. 2(asz@c) dub-|NIR&NIR| su3
3. 4(asz@c) {gesz}lam-ri kas
4. 1(asz@c) 1(asz@c) ur5-nig2-gul
5. 1(asz@c) {gesz}sag-erim2-nu2
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) hi?-na NIG2 uruda
2. 2(asz@c) a2 szeg9 im-ma2
3. 1(asz@c) lagab {na4}igi-bur
4. 1(asz@c) szagan 3(disz@t) sila3 su3
5. 1(asz@c) ti-sa2 im-UD-DISZ
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) kin-gur-ra

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 490

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 13696
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2019-11-14 at 05:42:54 Jagersma, Bram Atf Jagersma, Bram CDLI approved View
2012-12-13 at 05:22:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-09 at 15:02:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:41 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 490 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221140.
DP 490 artifact entry (No. P221140). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221140 (Original work published 2003)
DP 490 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221140 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 490 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221140},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221140},
}


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