AGGT 556 (P491925)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03371

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
  (one column lost?)
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ra#? [...] x
2'. [1(disz)? {gesz}gu-za <tur> gesz]-ab-[ba x?] szunigin
3'. [1(disz)? {gesz}ma-a]-al-tum
4'. [n {gesz}gu]-za# szunigin
5'. [n {gesz}gu]-za# gid2-da
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [n {gesz}ban] kusz# {gesz#}SAR#
2'. 1(u) {gesz#}ban kusz ge6
3'. 2(u) 4(disz) {gesz}ban d[ur-b]a kusz ge6 si-ga
4'. 1(u) 4(disz) {gesz}ban saga
5'. 5(u) {gesz}ban
6'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gag dar-a lugal
7'. 4(gesz2) 2(u) gag bur2
8'. 5(disz) le-um 7(gesz2) 5(u) gag gi
reverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) gag eme#
2. 4(disz) sa {kusz}ummux(|EDIN.A.SU|)
3. 1(disz) sa kusz A
4. 3(disz) {gesz}NE-si
5. 3(disz) sa babbar2
  kusz erased after sa
6. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) {kusz}ummux(|EDIN.A.SU|)
7. 1(gesz2) {kusz}e-sir2 e2-ba-an
  erasure after 1(gesz2)
8. [n] 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 e2-ba-an
  erasure after suhub2
9. [n] 3(u) 5(disz) e2-[mar-ur]u5
10. [x] x ib2-la2#
  rest broken
reverse
column 2
1. [x sagszu] ti8{muszen}
2. [x x-x-x]-tum
3. [x {gesz}]NE-si
4. [x {kusz}ummux(|EDIN.A.SU|)] DUN3#-ba [zabar] gar#-ra
5. [...] x ku3-[sig17? gar]-ra
6. [... e2-ba]-an#
  rest broken
  (one column lost?)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 85.0 high × 66.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • primary: AGGT, 556

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 03371
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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
2020-10-28 at 03:04:10 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“AGGT 556 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491925.
AGGT 556 artifact entry (No. P491925). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491925 (Original work published 2015)
AGGT 556 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491925 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023AGGT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {AGGT 556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P491925},
}

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