DAS 257 (P108989)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02424

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) gurusz
2. sza3-bi-ta
3. 3(u) ka e2-gal
4. 5(u) sanga uru11{ki}
5. 2(u) sanga {d}nin-dar-a
6. 1(u) 1(disz) sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
7. 1(disz) szitim nagga-ni-tum
  1 line blank
8. iti GAN2-masz
9. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) sza3-bi-ta
10. 3(u) ka e2-gal
11. 2(u) sanga {d}nin-dar-a
12. 1(u) sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
13. 5(u) 3(disz) sanga uru11{ki}
  1 line blank
14. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
  1 line blank
15. nu-banda3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(disz) sza3-bi-ta
2. 2(u) sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
3. 2(u) 3(disz) sanga {d}dumu-zi
4. 2(u) 2(disz) sanga ba-gara2
5. 2(u) sanga {d}ga2-tum3-du10
6. 1(u) sanga# [{d}]nin#-dar-a
  1 line blank
7. iti [GAN2]-masz
8. 1(gesz2) [...]-x-ta
9. 2(u) [sanga ba]-gara2
10. 1(u) [sanga {d}nin]-mar{ki#}
11. 1(u) [sanga {d}]dumu#-zi
12. 1(u) [sanga {d}]ga2#-tum3-du10
13. 1(u) [sanga {d}]nin#-dar-a
  1 line blank
14. iti gu4-ra2#-[bi2]-mu2#-mu2
  1 line blank
15. nu-banda3 [...]-a
  1 line blank
16. szitim x-[(x)]-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DAS, 257

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

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  • Museum No.: AO 02424
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.01.00, 00.00.02.00
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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
2011-07-22 at 13:29:37 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:14 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“DAS 257 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108989.
DAS 257 artifact entry (No. P108989). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108989 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 257 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108989 (Accessed: March 10, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DAS 257 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108989},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108989},
}

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