DP 608 (P221258)

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 13816

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(u) 6(disz@t)#? gi us2
2. [x] gi us2 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
3. 3(u) 1/2(disz) 6(disz@t) gi sag sa2
4. GAN2-bi 1(bur3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c)
5. ur-{d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. u18-di
2. 1(u) 3(disz@t) gi us2
3. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(disz@t) gi us2 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4. 2(u) 1/2(disz) 4(disz@t) gi sag sa2
5. GAN2-bi 1(bur3@c) 1(iku@c) GAN2
6. lu2-zi
7. szesz munus-me
column 3
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz@t) gi us2
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1/2(disz) la2 1(disz@t) gi us2 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
3. 2(u) 2(disz@t) gi sag an-na
4. 4(u) 1/2(disz) sag a-ki-ta-ka
5. GAN2-bi 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2
reverse
column 1
1. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. i3-du8 ti-ra-asz2
3. 3(u) us2 sa2
4. 1(gesz2) sag sa2
5. GAN2-bi 3(iku@c)
column 2
1. 1(u) 2(disz@t) gi us2 sa2
2. 1(u) 4(disz@t) gi sag
3. 1/2(disz) 3(disz@t) gi sag 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2
5. 4(u) us2 sa2
6. 1/2(disz) la2 2(disz@t) gi sag
column 3
1. 1/2(disz) 3(disz@t) gi sag 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
2. GAN2-bi 2(iku@c) GAN2 2(u@c) sar
3. 2(u) 1(disz@t) gi us2
4. 1(u) 1/2(disz) 3(disz@t) gi us2 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. 1/2(disz) 5(disz@t) gi sag
6. 1(u) 2(disz@t) gi sag 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
column 4
1. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c)
2. szu-nigin2 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 ki-duru5 a2-ne2-kur-ra
3. sag-apin
4. GAN2 nigin8-ti-ra-asz2-du3-a-am6
5. e-dab5

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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  • primary: DP, 608

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 13816
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.00.00.00
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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
2015-05-20 at 15:58:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:16 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-14 at 15:11:56 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 608 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221258.
DP 608 artifact entry (No. P221258). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221258 (Original work published 2003)
DP 608 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221258 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 608 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221258},
}

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