DP 437 (P221087)

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 13643

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(asz@c) {gesz}ellag szinig kusz3 5(disz@t)
2. 1(asz@c) {gesz}GAN2-ur3 kusz3 5(disz@t)
3. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) {gesz}szinig ur2-ba eme dar-a gal2-la
4. 5(u@c) 6(asz@c) {gesz}szinig ur2-ba eme szu4-dul9!-a gal2-la
5. 4(gesz2@c) la2 1(asz@c) {gesz}ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
column 2
1. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) zu2 {gesz}GAN2-ur3 5(disz@t)-ta i3-kesz2
2. 4(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) {gesz}gag al gal-gal 1(u)-ta i3-kesz2
3. 3(gesz2@c) {gesz}gag al tur-tur 2(u)-ta i3-kesz2
4. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) pa sa la2-a
5. guru7-bi 1(disz@t)-am6
column 3
1. im-nun za3-ga-ka
2. i3-gub
3. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) {gesz}szinig ur2-ba eme szu4-dul9!-a gal2-la
4. 4(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 3(asz@c) {gesz}ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
5. 2(gesz2@c) la2 4(asz@c) zu2 {gesz}GAN2-ur3 5(disz@t)-ta i3-kesz2
column 4
1. 1(gesz'u@c) {gesz}gag al gal-gal 1(u)-ta i3-kesz2
2. 8(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) {gesz}gag al tur-tur 2(u)-ta i3-kesz2
3. 5(gesz2@c) la2 6(asz@c) pa sa la2-a
4. guru7-bi 1(asz@c)-am6
5. mu5-ru5-a i3-gub
column 5
1. 2(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) {gesz}szinig ur2-ba eme szu4-dul9!-a gal2-la
2. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) {gesz}ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
3. 1(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) zu2 {gesz}GAN2-ur3 5(disz@t)-ta i3-kesz2
reverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) {gesz}gag al gal-gal 1(u)-ta i3-kesz2
2. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) {gesz}gag al tur-tur 2(u)-ta i3-kesz2
3. 2(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) pa sa la2-a
4. guru7-bi 1(asz@c)-am6
column 2
1. a2 nig2-e11-ka-sze3 i3-gub
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) {gesz}ellag szinig kusz3 5(disz@t)
2. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) {gesz}szinig ur2-ba eme dar-a gal2-la
3. 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) {gesz}szinig ur2-ba eme szu4-dul9!-a gal2-la
4. 1(gesz'u@c) {gesz}ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
5. 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) zu2 {gesz}GAN2-ur3
column 4
1. 2(gesz'u@c) la2 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) {gesz}gag al gal-gal
2. 1(gesz'u@c) 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) {gesz}gag al tur-tur
3. 9(gesz2@c) 5(asz@c) pa sa la2-a
4. guru7-bi 3(asz@c)-am6
5. {gesz}szinig na ri-ga
6. [GAN2 da kiszi17-ga-ka]
7. [gesz] u2-rum
column 5
1. {d}ba-ba6-ka-kam
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. na bi2-ri
5. GAN2-ba mu-gal2
6. URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki} 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
9. gu7-a-bi
10. e-ta-zi

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 437

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 13643
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.01.00.00
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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
2008-10-09 at 16:04:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-06 at 17:42:43 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 437 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221087.
DP 437 artifact entry (No. P221087). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221087 (Original work published 2003)
DP 437 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221087 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 437 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221087},
}

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