DCS 004 (P221698)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

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Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 379 + 380

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 sze-ba 1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)
2. [1(asz@c) du3-a]-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
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]
rest broken
column 2
1. [sze]-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c)
2. en-kisal-si
3. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
4. 8(asz@c) 4(disz@t) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
5. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur!-szul
6. azlag3
rest broken
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
2. 1(barig@c) nin-ra-a-na-gu-lu5
3. 1(barig@c) za3-mu
4. 1(barig@c) nin-sza3-su-mu
5. 1(barig@c) nig2-banda3{da}
6. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) munus 1(barig@c)
7. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) me-lu2#-nu#-DU
rest broken
column 4
1. munus-me
2. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 2(barig@c)
3. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
4. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) en-ku3
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}utu-igi-du
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4
8. 1(barig@c) <NI>-a-a-ama-da-[ri2]
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column 5
1. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 4(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
3. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)#?
5. lugal-sipa
6. 1(barig@c) nir-an-da-gal2
7. 1(barig@c) szu-na
8. 1(barig@c) en-ku3
9. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-[su-tesz2-mu]
rest broken
column 6
1. 2(barig@c) ki2-num
2. ka-szagan
3. 2(barig@c) nita-zi
4. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
5. 1(barig@c) lugal-ga2
6. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
7. 1(barig@c) bu3-bu3-ga2-ni-du10
8. 1(barig@c) lugal-inim-gi-[na]
9. [sagi]
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column 7
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) dingir-al-sa6
2. nita-[am6]
3. 4(ban2@c)# {d}inanna#-menx(|GA2xEN|)#
4. [munus-am6]
5. szu-i2#! [me]
6. szu#-[nigin2 2(asz@c) nita 2(barig@c)]
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column 8
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [3(ban2@c) nig2]-gur11#-[kur]-ra#
4. 3(ban2@c)# nam#-mah-ni
5. 3(ban2@c)# ur-ki
6. [3(ban2@c)] zi#-mu
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column 9
1. [2(barig@c)? {d}nin-gir2-su-igi]-du
2. gab2-ra ur-{d}en-ki
3. sipa gu4-ka
4. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. gir2-nun
6. gab2-kas4
7. 1(barig@c) dingir#-sipa#!
8. gab2-ra gu4# [tur-tur]
9. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)?] lugal#-[i3-nun]
rest broken
column 10
1. [...]
2. [1(asz@c)?] munus 4(ban2@c)
3. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2#! 1(ban2@c) sza3-dub didli
4. 4(ban2@c)! ZUM
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
6. 2(ban2@c) [dumu] nita
7. 2(ban2@c) [dumu] munus
8. 3(ban2@c)# [nin]-mu#-su#-da
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu [munus]
10. 3(ban2@c)# nin#-[al]-sa6
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
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column 11
1. [2(ban2@c) dumu nita]
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 3(ban2@c) KA-sa6
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
6. 2(ban2@c) kisz-a-bi2-tusz
7. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
8. 3(ban2@c)# e2-nun-ne2
9. 3(ban2@c)# geme2#!-[e2]-dam#
10. 3(ban2@c)# tasz3-ni-tum
11. sag [dub]-me
12. 3(ban2@c)# nin-[bara2-ge]
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column 12
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
2. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
5. 3(asz@c)? sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)# nin#-inim#-[zi-da]
8. 1(barig@c)? [...]
rest broken
column 13
1. 4(ban2@c) ma-ma-ni
2. 4(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
3. 4(ban2@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-ra-DU
4. 4(ban2@c)# {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
6. 4(ban2@c) me-kisal-le
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column 1
beginning broken
1'. [2(asz@c) dumu nita] 2(ban2@c)
2'. 3(ban2@c) nin-szer7-zi
3'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4'. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
5'. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
6'. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
7'. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 [nita] 2(ban2@c)
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 4(ban2@c) [{d}ba]-ba6#-[dingir]-mu#
2'. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
3'. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
4'. 4(ban2@c) nig2-erim2-bar-ra
5'. szu-nigin2 8(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
6'. 1(disz@t) sza3-[du10 x 2(ban2@c)]
column 3
beginning broken
1'. 2(disz@t) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
2'. 4(ban2@c) me-me
3'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4'. 4(ban2@c) ga2-ka-nam-he2-ti
5'. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
6'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7'. 4(ban2@c) la-mu-sze3
8'. 4(ban2@c) a-HA-NE
9'. 4(ban2@c) [...]
column 4
beginning broken
1'. dub-sar
2'. 4(ban2@c) sun2-ama-mu
3'. 4(ban2@c) sig4-ga2-na-gi4
4'. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
5'. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-ezem!(GAN)-me-he2-gam-gam
6'. 4(ban2@c) nin-kas4-il2-il2
7'. 4(ban2@c) uszur3-gin7-du10
8'. munus-me
9'. [...]
column 5
beginning broken
1'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
2'. 3(ban2@c) nin-nig2-u-mu
3'. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
4'. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
5'. munus-me
6'. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ad-da
7'. munu4 gaz-am6
8'. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
9'. 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)#
column 6
beginning broken
1'. ur-tul2-sag-da
2'. e-da-ti
3'. 4(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
4'. {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
5'. e-da-ti
6'. geme2 kikken-me
7'. 3(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag
8'. 2(disz@t) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
9'. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-[ti]-ti
column 7
beginning broken
1'. 2(ban2) [dumu nita]
2'. 2(ban2) dumu munus
3'. 3(ban2) nin-gal-lam
4'. 3(disz@t)! dumu nita 2(ban2)
5'. 3(ban2) su6-mu2
6'. 3(ban2) e2-ki-be2-gi4
7'. 2(disz@t) dumu nita 2(ban2)
8'. 3(ban2) dam-a-mu
9'. 2(ban2) dumu munus
10'. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
11'. 2(disz@t) dumu munus 2(ban2)
column 8
beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...] x
n lines missing
1". 6(disz@t) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2)
2". sze-bi 3(disz@t) la2 4(ban2) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
3". 3(ban2) szesz-a-mu
4". geme2 masz-kam
column 9
column missing
column 10
column missing
1'. 2(u@c) munus 1(barig@c)
2'. 5(u@c) 3(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
3'. 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 1(u) 6(disz@t) munus 3(ban2@c)
4'. 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 6(disz@t) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 11
beginning broken
1'. [lagasz{ki}]-ke4#
2'. [iti udu]-sze3# sze a [...]
rest broken
column 12

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Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: DCS, 4

[Charpin1981Strasbourg] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1981. Documents Cunéiformes de Strasbourg Conservés à La Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire. Etudes Assyriologiques Recherche Sur Les Grandes Civilisations 4. Paris: A.D.P.F.

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Composite No.:
Museum No.: BNUS 379 + 380
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.01.00.00
Alternative Years:
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Accounting Period: 0

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-19 at 16:14:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2024-07-04 at 08:54:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:29	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-10-21 at 08:27:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2011-09-28 at 09:24:03	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2008-06-18 at 19:10:02	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:56	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
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

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“DCS 004 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221698.

DCS 004 artifact entry (No. P221698). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221698 (Original work published 2003)

DCS 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221698 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221698},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221698},
}

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