DP 031 (P220687)

Legal cone 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 13239

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Cone

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2/3(asz@c){sza} e2 sar
2. a-sa6
3. dam amar-kuara{ki}-ka-sze3
4. en-en3-tar-zi
5. sanga {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ke4
6. e-sze3-sa10
7. nig2-sa10-bi
8. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur saggal
9. nig2-ba-bi
10. [1(asz@c) bar]-dul5
11. [1(asz@c)] |NIG2.SAG.LAL.MUNUS|#
12. [1(asz@c)] sila3 i3 szah2
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) dug kas
2. 3(u@c) ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
3. 5(asz@c) ninda sal4
4. a-sa6
5. szu ba-ti
6. 2(barig@c) sze gur 2(asz@c) UL
7. 1(u@c) ninda 2(barig@c)
8. 3(asz@c) ninda sal4
9. giri3-ni-ba-dab5
10. szu ba-ti
11. 2(barig@c) sze
12. 1(u@c) ninda
13. 3(asz@c) ninda sal4
14. ur-{d}ab-u2
15. szu ba-ti
16. 1(u@c) ninda 1(barig@c)
17. 3(asz@c) ninda sal4
18. al-mu-ni-du11
19. szu ba-ti
20. 1(u@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) siki ma-na
2. nin-igi-an-na-ke4-su
3. 2(u@c) ninda
4. 2(asz@c) ninda sal4
5. ama-bara2-ge
6. 1(u@c) ninda
7. 2(asz@c) ninda sal4
8. bara2-nam-tar-ra
9. dumu amar-kuara{ki}-ka-me
10. 5(asz@c) ninda
11. 1(asz@c) ninda sal4
12. gan-{d}ba-ba6
13. lukur
14. 3(asz@c) ninda
15. 1(asz@c) ninda sal4
16. nin-ezem-ma-ni
17. 1(u@c) ninda 2(asz@c) tu7 sila3 en-abzu-si
18. sukkal ensi2
19. 1(asz@c) me-an-ne2-du10
20. dumu en-abzu-si
21. 1(asz@c) lugal-u3-ma
column 4
1. dumu lugal-kur-dub2
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}mes-<an>-du
3. dumu du-du
4. sanga
5. [1(asz@c)] a2-ne2-kur-ra
6. dumu lugal-iri
7. 1(asz@c) en-na
8. muhaldim
9. 1(asz@c) ki-ti-la-ni
10. dub-sar
11. 1(asz@c) a-ba-mu-na-DU
12. amar-szuba3
13. dumu lugal-sag-kal
14. dub-sar-me
15. 1(asz@c) geszgal-si
16. aszgab
17. 1(asz@c) dam-dingir-mu
18. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
19. dumu a-ba-mu-na-<DU me>
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) ur-e2-gal
2. 1(asz@c) ur-szubur
3. 1(asz@c) ki-ni-mu-su!
4. 1(asz@c) ad-da
5. 1(asz@c) szubur-tur
6. 1(asz@c) gissu-na-ni
7. aga3-us2-me
8. 1(asz@c) amar-ezem
9. dumu szesz-ki-na
10. 1(asz@c) lugal-dingir-mu
11. sagi
12. 1(asz@c) me-mah-pa-e3
13. bahar2
14. 1(asz@c) en-ra-gub
15. dumu mu6-sub3
16. 1(asz@c) szubur-tur
17. azlag3
18. 1(asz@c) lugal-an-da
19. dumu sanga
column 6
1. u4-ba
2. sze ku3 gin2 1(asz@c)-a-am6
3. lu2 ki inim-ma-bi-me
4. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. ninda 3(asz@c)-ta
6. ninda sal4 1(asz@c)-ta
7. szu ba-ti
8. 2(barig@c) sze gur 2(asz@c) UL
9. 1(asz@c) dug kas
10. 3(u@c) ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
11. 3(asz@c) ninda sal4
12. {d}nin-gir2-su-anzu2{muszen}
13. nimgir
14. szu ba-ti
15. gag-bi e2-gar8-ra bi2-du3
16. i3-bi za3-ge be2-ak
reverse
1. lu2 [am6]-ma-du3-[da]
2. gag-bi
3. ka-ka:na?
4. e-gaz

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

  • Artifact type: Cone
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 31

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

  • history: SRU, 31

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: OIP 104, 140

    [Gelb1991OIP104] Gelb, Ignace J., Piotr Steinkeller, and Robert M. Whiting. 1991. Earliest Land Tenure Systems in the Near East: Ancient Kudurrus. The University of Chicago Oriental Institute Publications 104.

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  • Museum No.: AO 13239
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:29 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-16 at 17:50:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:30 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 031 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220687.
DP 031 artifact entry (No. P220687). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220687
DP 031 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220687 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220687},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220687},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220687
LB  - CDLI:P220687
M1  - 2024/4/20/
TI  - DP 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220687
ER  -
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