DP 228 (P220878)

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 13436

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. [...]-ka
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) gur saggal
4. dingir-a-mu
5. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 3(asz@c) e2-ku4
8. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
10. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
11. 7(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 2
1. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
2. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)]
3. [sze-bi x] ur#!-ki#!
4. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
6. sze-bi 2(asz@c)# [la2 2(ban2@c)] en-kisal-si
7. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
8. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. [sze]-bi 4(asz@c) ur-szul
10. azlag3
11. [1(barig@c)] gala-tur
11. 1(barig@c) en-ku4
12. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
13. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
column 3
1. [1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2]
2. [1(barig@c) zi]-mu-[an-da-gal2]
3. nita-me
4. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-da
5. [1(barig@c)] gan-tilla2
6. 1(barig@c) nin-edin-ne2
7. [1(barig@c)] za-na
8. munus-me
9. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
10. 4(asz@c)! munus 1(barig@c)
11. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ku3
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) tul2-sag
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) {d}utu-igi-du-lugal-an-da
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
15. 1(barig@c) NI-a-a-ama-da-ri2
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) {d}[utu-lu2]-sa6-[ga]
2. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}gaszam
3. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-ra-DU
4. 1(barig@c) a2!-ag2-ga2-ni
5. nita-me
6. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}ba-ba6-mu-tu
7. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-da-gal-di
8. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
9. 1(barig@c) erisz-dingir-mu
10. munus-me
11. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
13. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
14. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) lugal-sipa
15. 1(barig@c) nir-an-da-gal2
column 5
1. [1(barig@c) szu-na]
2. [1(barig@c) en-ku3]
3. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
4. nita-me
5. 1(barig@c) nin-al-mah
6. 1(barig@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
7. 1(barig@c) nin-masz-e
8. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
9. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-zi-mu
10. munus-me
11. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
12. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
13. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
14. il2-me
15. 2(barig@c) ki2-num
16. ka-szagan
column 6
1. [2(barig@c) nita-zi]
2. [1(barig@c) ur-du6]
3. [1(barig@c) lugal-ga2]
4. [1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6]-lu2-[sa6-ga]
5. [1(barig@c) bu3-bu3-ga2-ni-du10]
6. 1(barig@c) [lugal-inim-gi-na]
7. [sagi-me]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
column 1'
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 5(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 5(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 2(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
7. nita-me
8. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) munus 4(ban2@c)
10. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
column 2'
1. gu2-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) 3(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 4(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) 5(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 sza3 dub didli
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. URU-KA-gi-na
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}
8. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4-ka-ka
9. en-ig-gal
10. [nu-banda3]
column 3'
1. e2 [ki-sal4]-la-ta
2. e-ne-ba 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
3. 7(disz@t) ba-am6

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, 228

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13436
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_e.01.00.00
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-01-15 at 16:44:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-10-24 at 09:43:41 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-03-31 at 00:23:51 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 228 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220878.
DP 228 artifact entry (No. P220878). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220878 (Original work published 2003)
DP 228 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220878 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 228 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P220878},
}

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