DAS 053 (P108842)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02683

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) u8
2. 3(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
3. 6(gesz2) 4(disz) kir11
4. 6(gesz2) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(szar2) 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(disz) udu hi-a
6. al-la-mu na-gada
7. 3(gesz2) 2(u) u8
8. 5(gesz2) 7(disz) udu-nita2
9. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) kir11
10. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 3(disz) udu hi-a
12. ur-{d}dumu-zi na-gada
13. 2(gesz2) 1(u) u8
14. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2
15. 3(u) 2(disz) kir11
16. 4(u) 3(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
17. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a
18. en-mu-du10-ga na-gada
19. 3(u) 3(disz) u8
20. 3(u) 6(disz) udu-nita2
21. 2(u) la2 2(disz) kir11
22. 1(u) 6(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
23. szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) udu hi-a
column 2
1. ur2-ra-ni na-gada
  blank space
2. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(disz) u8
3. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
4. szunigin 7(gesz2) 5(u) 8(disz) kir11
5. szunigin 8(gesz2) 3(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) udu hi-a
7. udu ta2-din-esz18-dar dumu-lugal
8. 5(u) u8
9. 4(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2
10. 1(u) 4(disz) kir11
11. 1(u) 3(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
12. szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(disz) udu hi-a
13. ur-{d}ba-ba6 na-gada
14. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) u8
15. 1(gesz2) la2 1(disz) udu-nita2
16. 2(u) 2(disz) kir11
17. 2(u) 1(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
18. szunigin 3(gesz2) 8(disz) udu hi-a
19. ur-{d}szakkan2 na-gada
20. 3(u) la2 1(disz) u8
21. 4(u) udu-nita2
22. 6(disz) kir11 6(disz) sila4-nita2
23. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu hi-a
reverse
column 1
1. lugal-inim-gi-na na-gada
2. 1(u) 6(disz) u8 7(disz) udu-nita2
3. 3(disz) kir11 3(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
4. szunigin 3(u) la2 1(disz) udu hi-a
5. ma-an-szum2-na na-gada
6. 6(disz) u8 8(disz) udu-nita2
7. 3(disz) kir11 2(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
8. szunigin 2(u) la2 1(disz) udu hi-a
9. szu-na-mu-gi4 na-gada
10. 1(u) 4(disz) u8 2(disz) udu-nita2
  blank space
11. szunigin 1(u) 6(disz) udu hi-a
12. e2-e-ba-du7 na-gada
13. giri3 szesz-kal-la
14. 2(gesz2) 4(disz) u8
15. 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu-nita2
16. 4(u) 5(disz) kir11
17. 4(u) 5(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
18. szunigin 6(gesz2) 5(u) 1(disz) udu hi-a
19. dingir-dan na-gada
  blank space
20. szunigin 5(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) u8
21. szunigin 6(gesz2) udu-nita2
22. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) kir11
23. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) sila4-nita2
column 3
1. szunigin# 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu hi-a
2. udu ur-{d}isztaran dumu-lugal
  blank space
3. szunigin 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 3(u) 8(disz) u8
4. szunigin 4(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 8(disz) udu-nita2
5. szunigin 9(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) kir11
6. szunigin 9(gesz2) 3(u) 3(disz) sila4-nita2
  blank space
7. szunigin2-ba 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 1(u) udu hi-a
  blank space
8. [udu] gukkal# gub-ba
9. ta2#-din-esz18-dar dumu-lugal
10. u3 ur-{d}isztaran
11. ugula ur-{d}ba-ba6 szusz3
12. giri3#? lugal#-he2-gal2 di-ku5
13. [sza3 gir2]-su{ki}
14. mu# en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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

  • primary: DAS, 53

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 02683
  • Accession No.: AOTc 053

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.00.00
  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-03-04 at 08:05:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:47:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:59:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“DAS 053 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108842.
DAS 053 artifact entry (No. P108842). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108842 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 053 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108842 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DAS 053 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108842},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108842},
}


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