DP 408 (P221058)

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 13614

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(ban2@c) sze-lu2
2. absin3-bi 4(asz@c)
3. GAN2-bi 1(u) sar
4. 1(ban2@c) gu2-gu2 gu4
5. absin3-bi 4(asz@c)
6. GAN2-bi 1(u) sar
7. 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szum2 sikil gal-gal gur saggal
column 2
1. absin3-bi 3(u@c) 5(asz@c)
2. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c)
3. 7(asz@c) tu-szum2 sikil
4. absin3-bi 4(u@c)
5. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2 3(disz@t) sar
6. 3(asz@c) absin3 tu-szum2 sikil
7. nig2-lu2-kam
8. 2(asz@c) absin3 tu-szum2 sikil
9. sanga-kam
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) absin3 szum2 za-<ha>-ti
2. en-ig-gal-kam
3. mu5-ru5-a e-gal2
4. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szum2 za-ha-ti sa6-ga
5. absin3-bi 1(u@c) 6(asz@c)
6. GAN2-bi 4(u) sar
7. masz-da-re-<<re>>-a-am6
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) szum2 za-ha-ti sa6-ga
2. absin3-bi 6(asz@c)-am6
3. 1(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) szum2 za-ha-ti us2
4. absin3-bi 2(u) 2(disz@t)
reverse
column 1
1. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2
2. szum2 za-ha-ti e2-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
3. 3(ban2@c) tu-szum2 sa6
4. absin3-bi 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)
5. GAN2-bi 1/4(iku@c) GAN2
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szum2 sa6
2. absin3-bi 1(u@c) 6(asz@c)
3. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c)
4. 2(ban2@c) szum2 dilmun
5. absin3-bi 2(asz@c)
6. GAN2-bi 5(disz@t) sar
7. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) szum2 gu4-sar 1(disz@t) gar
column 3
1. absin3-bi 3(u@c) 6(asz@c)
2. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c)
3. 4(ban2@c) szum2 gu4-sar 2(disz@t) gar
4. absin3-bi 4(asz@c)
5. GAN2-bi 1(u) sar
6. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2) szum2 gu4-KASKAL 2(disz@t) gar
7. absin3-bi 1(u@c)
8. GAN2-bi 1/4(iku@c) e2-gal-kam
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) absin3 szum2 gu4
2. en-ig-gal-kam
3. 2(asz@c) absin3 szum2 za-ha-ti
4. nig2-lu2-kam
5. ki szum2-ma
6. GAN2 u3-gig
7. kab2-ku5 {d}lugal-iri-bar-ka 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
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  • primary: DP, 408

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13614
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:42 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-06 at 15:32:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:39 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 408 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221058.
DP 408 artifact entry (No. P221058). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221058 (Original work published 2003)
DP 408 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221058 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 408 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221058},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221058},
}


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