DP 559 (P221209)

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 13767

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(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. GAN2 dag-hi-a-kam
3. 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze
column 2
1. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
2. 1(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
3. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) gig
4. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze kur-ra
column 3
1. GAN2 ambar-kam
2. 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze-musz
3. GAN2 a-gar-ra-kam
4. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze
5. GAN2 du6 nu-tuku
6. 5(gesz2@c) sze
7. GAN2 [x] PAP [x x]
column 4
1. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
2. ugula
3. e-na-bala
4. 5(gesz2@c) 1(asz@c) sze
5. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
column 5
1. 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
2. 1(u@c) 2(barig@c) gig
3. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze kur-ra
reverse
column 1
1. GAN2 en-ne2 gu3 ba-de2
2. ad-da
3. gab2-kas4-ra
4. e-na-bala
5. 5(gesz2@c) 7(asz@c) [sze]
column 2
1. [x] 1(barig@c)#? 1(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
2. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) gig
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) ziz2 A-DUG
4. GAN2 da sahar-kam
5. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) sze
column 3
1. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 3(asz@c)? ziz2 babbar2
2. GAN2 a-limmu2
3. inim-du11
4. ugula
5. e-na-bala
column 4
1. gu2-an-sze3 2(gesz'u@c) 8(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 5(u@c) 7(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) gig
column 5
1. sze szuku en-en3-tar-zi
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka
4. szubur
5. nu-banda3
6. gesz be2-ra 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 559

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 13767
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  • 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 08:44:53 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-12 at 19:00:26 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:42 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 559 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221209.
DP 559 artifact entry (No. P221209). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221209 (Original work published 2003)
DP 559 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221209 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 559 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221209},
}

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