Seal
Seal No.: S015577
Primary Publication: Amiet, Pierre (1977) KAO 433, no. 758 (AO 21119)
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 21119
Provenience: —
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: stone
Seal
Seal No.: S017271
Primary Publication: Delaporte, Louis (1923) CCL 2 A.037
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 07228
Provenience: —
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: —
Seal
Seal No.: S017335
Primary Publication:
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 12873
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: —
Seal
Seal No.: S017361
Primary Publication:
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 26062
Provenience: —
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: —
Seal
Seal No.: S017363
Primary Publication:
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 21121
Provenience: —
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: —
Seal
Seal No.: S017792
Primary Publication: Delaporte, Louis (1923) CCL 2 A.055
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: N 8390
Provenience: —
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: —
Seal
Seal No.: S018155
Primary Publication: Delaporte, Louis (1923) CCL 2 A.057
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: KLQ 44
Provenience: —
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: seal (not impression) > Cylinder seal
Material: —
Primary Publication: Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice (1908-1920) DP 1
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 13209
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
1'. KA-{d}sud3-da-zi
2'. ama(LAK769)-abzu-e
3'. pisan-dub
4'. a mu-ru
Primary Publication: Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice (1908-1920) DP 33
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 13241
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]-x
3. 1(barig@c)#? e2-bappir3
4. 2(barig@c) balag-di
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 2
1. [...]
2. 2(barig@c) e2 szim lam!
3. 1(barig@c) hur-sag-mah
4. 1(barig@c) nibru{ki}
column 3
1. 2(ban2@c) {d}gu2?-la2 1(disz@t)
2. 4(ban2@c) mes-lugal-U?-zu
3. 3(ban2@c)? ama-{d}uszum
4. 4(ban2@c) nin-PA nin-bar-szu-du7
column 4
1. 2(ban2@c) AN-AN
2. 2(ban2@c)!? nin-pirig
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-szeg12-iri
4. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
reverse
column 1
1. {d}en-ki
2. 1(barig@c)#? [nin]-tin-ug5#?-ga#
3. 4(ban2@c) {d}nisaba
4. 4(ban2@c) x-di#?
column 2
1. 4(ban2@c) sza3-ga-pa3
2. 1(barig@c) [...]
3. 1(barig@c) [x-(x)]
4. 4(ban2@c) [x-(x)]
5. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)? nanna{na}
6. [(...)]
column 3
column blank
Primary Publication: Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice (1908-1920) DP 34
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 13242
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [x] 2(asz@c)#? dumu#-dumu#
2. di-[utu] ugula
3. lu2-ad
4. [...] {d}sud3-[ur]-sag
5. ugula#
column 2
1. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) ur-e2-gal
2. ugula
3. 2(u@c) nar
4. AK
5. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) munu4
6. KA-zi#-[da]
reverse
column 1
1. [...] gal?-[...]
2. [lu2?]-di
3. ($blank?$)
4. [ba]-DU
rest of column blank
Primary Publication: Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice (1908-1920) DP 35
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 13243
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(bur3@c) GAN2
2. a-gid2
3. nam
4. TUR [...]
column 1
1. szita kalam#
2. gin2? x
3. x [...]
4. x [...]
rest broken
reverse
broken
Primary Publication: Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice (1908-1920) DP 36
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 13244
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) si gal-gal
2. 4(u@c) si-|NUxU| sag
3. 7(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) si
4. 1(gesz2@c)! 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
1(gesz2@c) written as vertical 1(DISZ@c)
5. 7(asz@c) 4(ban2@c)# si
column 2
1. 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
2. 7(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) si
3. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
blank space
column 3
blank space
column 4
blank space
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) si
2. 2(gesz2@c@d) la2 2(asz@c) si-|NUxU| sag
3. szu-[ku6?]
4. szu# ba-ti#!
column 2
1. si
2. ba-za#?
rest broken
column 3
blank space
Primary Publication: Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice (1908-1920) DP 37
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 13245
Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 8(asz@c) zi3 gur
2. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nig2-ar3 imgaga3 gur
3. ur-{d}nin-ildu3-ra! si-mah?
reverse
reverse blank
Primary Publication: Sarzec, Ernest de (1884-1912) Découvertes 2 pl. 05ter no. 2a, b
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 02676
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: —
Material: stone > metamorphic rock > lapis lazuli; bone > shell; metal > copper
Primary Publication: Sarzec, Ernest de (1884-1912) Découvertes 2 pl. 1ter 1a-b
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 02350 + AO 03288
Provenience: —
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: —
Material: stone > sedimentary rock > limestone
Primary Publication: Thureau-Dangin, François; Cros, Gaston (1910) NFT p. 222 AO 04397
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 04397
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: stone
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
(beginning of column missing)
1'. [x x] sum [x] ki
2'. [x] 3(u@c)#? sum [x] ti# ki
3'. 3(u@c) dug ga
4'. [x] ga [...]
rest of column missing
column 2
1'. [x] esz2# ma2#
2'. 3(u@c) gesz-gi-musz3
3'. 3(u@c) gisal
4'. gesz-gu2
5'. esz2-ma2-gid2
6'. gesz-udu-la2
7'. esz2
8'. [x] mar?
column 3
1'. KAL#?
2'. dug sze
3'. 3(u@c) ninda
4'. ma2:li
5'. dug
6'. ninda
7'. udu
8'. dug-gesztin
9'. gu2 ma-gur8
10'. 1(asz@c) dug [...]
Primary Publication: Gelb, Ignace J.; Steinkeller, Piotr; Whiting, Robert M. (1991) OIP 104 021
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 03279 + AO 03280
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: Display Inscription > kudurru
Material: stone > igneous rock > diorite
Date: Eannatum.00.00.00 ?
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2-pa3
2. sa12-du5
3. umma{ki}
4. dumu na-du3
5. sa12-du5
6. ad-da
7. [x] x
n lines broken
8'. [...] x x x
9'. za3 e2-ti
10'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) DAG-HI
11'. za3 e2-ni
12'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) DA lugal
13'. za3 [x] x
n lines broken
14'. 1(barig@c) x [...]
15'. za3 [...]
16'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [...]
17'. za3 [...]
18'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) [...] GAL [...]
19'. za3 a-gesztin simug
20'. 2(asz@c) x-la2-e2
21'. za3 amar-tur3
22'. 1(asz@c) 4(ban2) us2-gal
23'. za3 ur-PA aszgab
24'. [x] kisal? IM NU DU
25'. za3 du11-ga-ni
26'. |HIxDISZ|-gal
27'. us2-gal
column 2
beginning broken
1'. aga-zi
2'. lu2-pa3
3'. sa12-du5
4'. umma{ki}
5'. e-sze3-sa10
6'. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) siki ma-na
7'. 2(disz) x NIG2 URUDU-UD ma-na
8'. [x] kasz KUR? la2 [x] sag [x] NE [x]
n lines broken
1'. x [...] x [...]
2'. za3 [...] AN [...]
3'. 4(u@c) [...]
n lines broken
1'. sa10-bi
2'. 2(u@c) siki ma-na
3'. 1(u@c) sze gur sag-gal2
4'. 3(asz@c) {tug2}aktum
5'. 1(asz@c) nig2-la2 sag
6'. 1(asz@c) x [...]
7'. [...] x [...]
8'. 1(u@c) [...]
9'. x [...]
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [5(asz@c)] siki ma-na di-utu
3'. {d}nansze-nu-me-a
4'. 5(disz) siki ma-na dingir-pa-e3
5'. dub-sar
6'. 5(disz) siki ma-na lagasz{ki} [x]
7'. nimgir
8'. 5(disz) siki ma-[na] lugal-kisz-x-[x]
9'. u4 NI za3 [x] GAG [x x x]
10'. KA [...] KI [...]
n lines broken
11'. [...] NE-RU
12'. GI? x
13'. 5(disz) siki ma-na
14'. amar-{d}saman
15'. dub-sar
16'. 5(disz) siki ma-na dur9-tur
rest broken
column 4
beginning broken
1'. [...] x LAL?
2'. sa10-ta
3'. [x] ma-[na ...]
rest broken
column 5
beginning broken
1'. [x] hu-bu7{bu} erim2
2'. e2 [x] SZUL x [x] zi
3'. [x x] e ga LAGAB
4'. za3 amar-tur3
5'. [a]-sza3 HU-KU-BU erim2
6'. x 3(asz@c) [...]
n lines broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [x] sag [x] sze3
3'. [x] USZ [x] x
rest broken
column 6
beginning broken
1'. LU2 [x] GAL [x x]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [x x] TUR x
6'. 5(disz) [siki] ma-[na] PAP-x
7'. 5(disz) siki [ma-na] lugal-[x] x [x]
8'. 5(disz) siki [ma-na] NAGAR [x]
9'. x [...]
n lines broken
10'. umma[{ki}]
11'. [x] TUG2 [x] GESZ-NE a2 [x]
12'. lu2 [x x]
13'. [e-sze3-sa10?]
4'. x [...]
15'. x [x] x [x]
rest broken
Primary Publication: Lambert, Maurice (1973) RA 067, 096
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 07754
Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001244
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (2008) RIME 1 08.01.01, ex. 01
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 02349
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: Weapon > mace
Material: stone
Date: Mesalim.00.00.00
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object macehead
surface a
1. me-silim
2. lugal
3. kisz{ki}
4. e2 du3 {d}nin-gir2-su
5. {d}nin-gir2-su
6. mu-gub
7. lugal-sza3-engur
8. ensi2
9. lagasz#{[ki?}]
Witness
Witness to composite(s): Q001251
Primary Publication: Frayne, Douglas R. (2008) RIME 1 08.02.01, ex. 01
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 02675
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: Weapon > sword
Material: metal > bronze
Transliteration:
atf: lang sux
object sword
surface a
1. lugal-nam-nir-szum2
2. lugal kisz
Primary Publication: Thureau-Dangin, François (1903) RTC 1
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 00410
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. dub ugula
2. 1(asz@c) ma-na-DU
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-x-x-(x)
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-GAN2#-zi#
5. 1(asz@c) masz-da3
6. 1(asz@c) x-[(x)]
7. 1(asz@c) e2#-[(x)]-x
8. [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) [x-(x)]-nu-kusz2
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ama-gal? [(x)]
3. 1(asz@c) U2-TUM
4. 1(asz@c) en-AN-RU-BU
5. 1(asz@c) szesz kur-ra
6. 1(asz@c) [...]
7. [...] x
8. [...]
column 3
1. 1(asz@c)# lugal-abzu-da
2. 1(asz@c) szesz
3. 1(asz@c) PU3#-kalam
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-e-gal-gal
5. 1(asz@c) szesz
6. 1(asz@c) igi-du
3-4 lines missing
column 4
1. [1(asz@c)] szesz gissu-sze3
2. szubur
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-sag-sze3
blank line
4. AL-di
5. ugula nigin2-[x]
3-4 lines missing
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) bar?-mu-IM-x
2. 1(asz@c) DI-utu
3. 1(asz@c) a-gesztin
rest of column missing
reverse
column 1
about 3 lines missing
1'. 1(asz@c) dumu lugal#-sza3-su13
2'. 1(asz@c) sza3-gur4
3'. 1(asz@c) lugal-ezem
blank line
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) a-[x]
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) amar-[x]-x
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e2-UD-pa-e3
5. 1(asz@c) lugal-sag-sze3
6. 1(asz@c) dumu a-gesztin
7. 1(asz@c) szesz ib-gesztin
8. nu-kiri6
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [...]
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) [x]-nig2-x-[(x)]
2. 2(asz@c) dumu me-{sa}sag7-nu-di
3. TAR-ku3#
(erased partial line)
4. 1(asz@c) lam-ma
5. 1(asz@c) uru18
6. 1(asz@c) A-|DU3&DU3|
7. 1(asz@c) pa4-bil4-nu-kusz2
8. 1(asz@c) [...]
9. [...]
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) DI-utu
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3-kusz2
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-nu-il2?
4. 1(asz@c) si#-du3
5. ulu3-di
6. 1(asz@c) ur-x-x
rest of column blank
column 5
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) ir11
3. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) kas4
4. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) gurusz gesz-szub
5. 2(u@c)# TAR-ku3
6. unu#?
7. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 zah3
8. igi du8
Primary Publication: Thureau-Dangin, François (1903) RTC 2
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 00407
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. udu szid#
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) u8
3. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) udu-nita
4. tur
column 2
1. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) x
2. 2(u@c)#? x x
3. 1(gesz2@c) u8
4. 8(asz@c)#? udu-nita tur
5. 6(asz@c) udu-nita gal-gal
column 3
1. 2(u@c)# [...]
2. 3(asz@c) [x]
3. 2(u@c) udu x
4. 2(u@c) udu# x
reverse
column 1
1. lugal-iri-da
rest of reverse blank
Primary Publication: Thureau-Dangin, François (1903) RTC 3
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 00412
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
column 1'
column missing
column 2'
1'. [...] x
2'. [n] zi#-zu-x
3'. [n] nimgir#-na-me-ub-x
4'. 2(asz@c) ne-x [...]
rest of column missing
column 3'
1'. [n] a-en-da
2'. 4(asz@c) e2-gissu
3'. 1(u@c) munus-en-da
4'. 4(asz@c) USZ [...]
rest of column missing
column 4'
1'. 2(u@c) [(x)]-{d}nin-[x]
2'. x-[x]-x
rest of column missing
rest of tablet missing
Primary Publication: Thureau-Dangin, François (1903) RTC 4
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 00406
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. sza3 absin3
2. 2(esze3@c) GAN2
3. szubur
4. 1(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) en-an-ne2
5. 2(iku@c) a-abzu-si
6. 3(iku@c) munus-gesztin
column 2
1. 1(esze3@c) |SAGxHA|-a-ti
2. 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) utu-ur-sag!
3. dilmun
4. 1(esze3@c) lugal-ur-sag
5. 5(iku@c) munus-a2-nu-kusz2
6. 1(esze3@c) nam-ni-sze3
column 3
1. 2(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c) masz-da3
2. 2(iku@c) alan-kur-ta
3. 1(esze3@c) 5(iku@c) amar-tur3
4. 2(bur3@c) bil3-kalam
reverse
column 1
1. 1(esze3@c) nig2-lul-le
2. 3(iku@c) |NI&NI|
3. 3(iku@c) utu-ur-sag
blank space
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 8(bur3@c)? 1(esze3@c) GAN2
2. gesz-KA-ge#? GAN2
Primary Publication: Thureau-Dangin, François (1903) RTC 5
Collection: Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum no.: AO 00411
Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Object Type: tablet or envelope > tablet
Material: clay
Transliteration:
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n] 2(esze3@c) x sar
2. ur-{d}nig2-gir2-su#
3. 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) szitim-mu-du10
4. 4(iku@c) szesz-a2-nu-kusz2
column 2
1. 2(esze3@c) lum-ma
2. 1(esze3@c) MUNU4-ki#?
3. 1(esze3@c) DI-utu
4. 1(iku@c) amar-[x]
5. 2(esze3@c) x-x-(x)
6. 1(esze3@c) DI-utu
column 3
1. 1(asz@c)#? [x]-KA-ni#?
2. 1(bur3@c) amar-szuba3
3. 1(esze3@c) amar#-szuba3
4. 3(iku@c) DI?-utu
5. x-[x]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 2(iku@c)#? x-[x (x)]
3. [...] x-su#?
4. lugal-x-x-x
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) DI-utu
2. 3(asz@c) ur-{d}nig2#-gir2-su
3. [...]
4. [x] x-gal-DUN3
5. 1(esze3@c) USZ-x
column 3
1. an-sze3-gu2 DIM2-SZE3#?
2. 6(bur3@c)# [...]
3. [n] 1(bur3@c) [...]