DP 590 (P221240)

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 13798

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(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) GAN2 sze mu2-a apin-la2
2. 5(disz@t) tuku
3. 2(bur3@c) la2 1(esze3@c) GAN2 su3-la
4. e2-gissu-bi-du10
5. [sipa] nam-dumu
6. [x] 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) [GAN2 5(disz@t)] tuku
7. 4(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
column 2
1. ur2-ni
2. szesz ur-hi-li
3. 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 5(disz@t) tuku
4. ur-hi-li
5. lu2 tir
6. 2(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
7. me-an-ne2-si
8. sipa {d}nin-gir2-su
9. 1(bur3@c) GAN2 5(disz@t) tuku
10. il2
11. szu-ku6
12. 5(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
column 3
1. ne-sag
2. szu-ku6
3. 1(esze3@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 5(disz@t) tuku
4. ur-{d}li9-si4
5. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 5(disz@t) tuku
6. 2(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
7. U2-U2
8. szu-ku6
9. 2(esze3@c) la2 1(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
10. lugal-uszur3-ra
11. engar us2
12. 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) GAN2 5(disz@t) tuku
column 4
1. ur-du6
2. engar
3. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
4. ur-{d}dumu-zi
5. gudu4
6. 1(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 su3-<la>
7. ur-{d}nin-tu
8. lu2 tir
9. 1(esze3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
10. lugal-sa6-ga
11. sipa
12. 5(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
column 5
1. lugal-szu12-de3
2. nam-dumu
3. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 su3-la
4. sag-ku5
5. e2-babbar2
6. 4(iku@c) GAN2 su3-la
7. lugal-bara2
8. lu2 banszur
9. szu-nigin2 4(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sze
reverse
column 1
1. 5(bur3) 4(iku) GAN2 su3-la
2. 1(iku@c) GAN2 szuku ur-hi-li
3. 1(iku@c) GAN2 ur2-ni
4. lu2 tir-me
column 2
1. 1(bur3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2 dab5-ba-ni
2. ne-sag
3. 2(iku@c) GAN2 ur2-ni
4. szesz ur-hi-li
5. 2(iku@c) GAN2 ne-sag
6. szu-ku6
7. 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 U2-U2
8. szu-ku6-kam
9. 2(iku@c) GAN2 KUM-tusz-sze3-kam
10. 2(iku@c) GAN2 ur-du6
column 3
1. engar-kam
2. 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 iri-GAN2-mu-kam
3. 2(iku@c) GAN2 e2-gissu-bi-du10-kam
4. 2(iku@c) GAN2 il2
5. szu-ku6-kam
6. 1(iku@c) GAN2 tab-ba ni2-su-kam
7. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
8. e-dab5
9. 2(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) GAN2 szuku
column 4
1. gu2-an-sze3 1(bur'u@c) 1(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 sze mu2-a apin-la2
2. GAN2 a-gam-gam-ka
3. GAN2 u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
column 5
1. lagasz{ki}-ka
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. mu-gid2 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 1(esze3@c) GAN2 su3-la
6. GAN2 du5-uh2!
7. gu2-ab-ba-ki-du10
8. lu2 dam-dingir-mu

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DP, 590

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 101 n. 324 (obv. ii-iii)

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13798
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Excavation No:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • 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
2011-11-20 at 14:25:17 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-28 at 06:37:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-13 at 18:50:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:43 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 590 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221240.
DP 590 artifact entry (No. P221240). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221240 (Original work published 2003)
DP 590 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221240 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 590 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221240},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221240},
}


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