DP 493 (P221143)

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 13699

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. [2(asz@c) {gesz}apin]
2. 2(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5
3. ab2 ur2 ab2 sag sa2-pa sa2-LAGAB ad-tab sumun-sumun i3-se3
4. 4(asz@c) {gesz}a2 apin
5. 4(asz@c) bar-us2 uruda
6. 1(asz@c) zar-zar
7. 1(asz@c) ma-sim
8. 3(asz@c) {kusz}nag sumun-sumun
9. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme apin
column 2
1. [1(disz@t) szu ti-a-am6]
2. [2(asz@c) {gesz}]apin
3. 2(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5
4. ad-tab sa2-ur2 sa2-pa i3-se3
5. 2(asz@c) ab2 sag
6. 2(asz@c) ab2 ur2
7. 4(asz@c) {kusz}nag sumun-sumun
8. 4(asz@c) {gesz}a2 apin
9. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
10. szu ba-ti
11. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme numun
12. 1(u@c)? {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga
column 3
1. 4(asz@c) ninda2
2. 4(asz@c) ba-an-du5
3. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) sa2-pa gibil
4. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) sa2-LAGAB gibil
5. 3(disz@t)-kam-ma
6. szu ba-ti
7. inim-du11
8. 4(asz@c) {gesz}apin
9. 4(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5
10. 4(asz@c) ab2 sag sumun
11. 4(asz@c) ab2 ur2
column 4
1. ad-tab sa2-pa sa2-LAGAB sumun-sumun i3-se3
2. 4(asz@c) {kusz}nag gibil
3. 6(asz@c) {gesz}a2 apin
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}eme apin
5. 4(asz@c) bar-us2 uruda
6. 1(disz@t) szu ti-a-am6
7. 4(asz@c) {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga
8. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma szu ti-a-am6
column 5
1. 4(asz@c) {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga
2. 3(disz@t)-kam-ma szu ti-a-am6
3. 4(asz@c) ninda2
4. 4(asz@c) ba-an-du5
5. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme numun
6. 6(asz@c) {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga
7. 4(disz@t)-kam-ma szu ti-a-am6
reverse
column 1
1. e2-nam
2. 4(asz@c) {gesz}apin
3. 7(asz@c) {gesz}a2! apin
4. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme apin
5. 4(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5
6. 4(asz@c) ab2 sag sumun
7. 4(asz@c) ab2 ur2 sumun
8. 1(asz@c) ab2 ur2 gibil
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) ad-tab sumun
2. 6(asz@c) sa2-pa gibil
3. 1(u@c) sa2-pa sumun
4. 4(asz@c) sa2-LAGAB gibil
5. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sa2-LAGAB sumun!
6. 4(asz@c) {kusz}nag
7. 4(asz@c) bar-us2 uruda
8. 1(asz@c) zar-zar
9. 1(asz@c) ma-sim
10. 1(disz@t) szu ti-a-am6
11. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme numun
12. 6(asz@c) {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga
column 3
1. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma szu ti-a-am6
2. 4(asz@c) ninda2
3. 4(asz@c) ba-an-du5
4. 3(disz@t)-kam-ma szu ti-a-am6
5. a2-ne2-kur-ra
6. 4(asz@c) {gesz}apin
7. 4(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5
8. 4(asz@c) ab2 sag gibil
9. 4(asz@c) ab2 ur2 gibil
10. ad-tab sa2-pa sa2-LAGAB gibil i3-se3
column 4
1. 4(asz@c) {kusz}nag
2. 8(asz@c) {gesz}a2 apin
3. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga
4. 4(asz@c) bar-us2 uruda
5. 1(asz@c) zar-zar
6. 1(asz@c) ma-sim
7. 1(disz@t) szu ti-a-am6
8. 4(asz@c) {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga
9. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma szu ti-a-am6
10. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme [numun]
11. [x {gesz}eme tugx(LAK483) si-ga]
column 5
1. 4(asz@c) ninda2
2. 4(asz@c) ba-an-du5
3. 3(disz@t)-kam-ma szu ti-a-am6
4. sag-ga2-tuku-a
column 6
1. {gesz}szu-kar2 apin-na u2-rum
2. {d}ba-ba6
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. sag-apin-ke4-ne
6. e-ne-ta-si
7. sa6-sa6
8. dam URU-KA-gi-na
9. lugal
10. [lagasz{ki}-ka x]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DP, 493

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13699
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.00.00.00
  • 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
2015-05-20 at 15:58:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-09 at 15:07:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:41 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 493 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221143.
DP 493 artifact entry (No. P221143). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221143 (Original work published 2003)
DP 493 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221143 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 493 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221143},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221143},
}


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