DP 197 (P220847)

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 13405

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'. [u4] 1(disz@t)-kam
2'. <x> ninda gir2 ba-an-ne2 1(u) du8
3'. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
4'. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
5'. 1(asz@c) masz
6'. {gesz}gigir2-re2
7'. i7 ambar-sze3 [ba]-tum3
8'. 1(asz@c) zi3 mun-du
9'. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
10'. 1(asz@c) dug kas ge6
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum] 1(disz@t) sila3 [gesztin ga'ar ziz2] 1(asz@c) udu
2'. {d}inanna eb-gal
3'. 2(asz@c) zi3
4'. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
5'. 1(asz@c) kas ge6
6'. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 gesztin ga'ar ziz2 1(asz@c) udu
7'. sza3-pa3-da
8'. 2(asz@c) zi3
9'. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
10'. 1(asz@c) kas ge6
11'. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 gesztin ga'ar ziz2
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz@t) kur2 [i3 1(disz@t) kur2] zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 gesztin ga'ar ziz2 1(asz@c) masz
2'. {d}en-ki sila dagal
3'. 1(asz@c) zi3
4'. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
5'. 1(asz@c) kas ge6
6'. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 gesztin ga'ar ziz2 1(asz@c) udu
7'. ki-a-nag
8'. lagasz{ki}-ka
column 4
1. [gesz e-tag]
  beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) dug [kas sig15]
2'. 3(asz@c) dug kas ge6
3'. 2(disz@t) kur2 i3 2(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 2(disz@t) kur2 gesztin ga'ar ziz2 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2-ra2 1(asz@c) udu bar nigin2!-na 1(asz@c) masz 1(asz@c) sila4
4'. {d}nansze
5'. 1(asz@c) zi3
6'. 1/2(asz@c) kas sig15
7'. 1/2(asz@c) kas ge6
8'. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum [...]
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [{d}]nin-gir2-su
2'. nin-ne2-gar
3'. 2(asz@c) zi3
4'. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
5'. 1(asz@c) kas ge6
6'. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 gesztin ga'ar ziz2 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2 1(asz@c) udu bar nigin2-na
7'. {d}nin-sag3
  rest broken
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. [...] gesztin [ga'ar ziz2] 1(disz@t) ku6 kesz2 1(asz@c) udu
2'. {d}dumu-[zi] abzu
  rest broken
reverse
column 1'
1. [...]
2. 2(asz@c) [zi3]
3. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
4. 1(asz@c) kas ge6
5. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 [1(disz@t) kur2] zu2-lum [...]
  rest broken
column 2'
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) gu4
2. 8(asz@c) udu bar nigin2-na
3. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) udu
4. 2(u@c)? masz
5. [x] sila4
6. [x] 1(barig@c) zi3 gur saggal
7. 3(u@c) 1(asz@c) zi3 mun-du
  rest broken
column 3'
1. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) dug 1(disz@t) gur4-gur4 kas sig15
2. 3(u@c) 1(asz@c) dug kas ge6
3. 2(u) 1(disz@t) kur2 4(u) 3(disz@t) sila3 i3 2(u) 1(disz@t) kur2 4(u) 3(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 2(u) 1(disz@t) kur2 1(u) 4(disz@t) [sila4] gesztin ga'ar ziz2
  rest broken
column 4'
1. gesz be2-tag 1(|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, 197

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13405
  • Accession No.:

  • 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 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-03-29 at 16:36:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:34 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 197 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220847.
DP 197 artifact entry (No. P220847). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220847 (Original work published 2003)
DP 197 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220847 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 197 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220847},
}

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