DCS 005 (P221699)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 375

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
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column 2
  beginning of column missing
1'. [sze-bi ... lugal-e2]-ni#-sze3
2'. [6(asz@c)] igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
3'. [1(barig@c) ur]-{d}ku3-[su3-PA-EL]-ga
4'. 1(barig@c) en-uszur3-re2
5'. du3-a-ku5-me
6'. [sze]-bi 2(asz@c) ur-ki
7'. 4(asz@c)#? igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
8'. [1(barig@c)] lu2-{d}[ba]-ba6
9'. [du3-a]-ku5
  rest of column missing
column 3
1. [1(u@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)]
2. [sze-bi] 2(asz@c)# [2(barig@c) ur]-{d}ab-u2
3. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) e-ta-e11
5. igi-[nu-du8] gesz-kin-ti-me
6. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-bad3-mu
7. 1(barig@c) szu-na
8. 1(barig@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
9. nita-me
10. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-ni-sze3-nu-[kar2-kar2]
  rest of column missing
column 4
1. [1(barig@c)] geme2-i7-edin-na
2. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
3. 1(barig@c) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
4. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
5. munus-me
6. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
7. 1(u@c) [la2] 1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
8. sze-bi 3(asz@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
9. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) gala-tur
10. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-kur-ra-a-ra2-nu2
11. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-[du-lu2-sa6-ga]
  rest of column missing
column 5
1. [1(barig@c) nin-a-ra2-ti]
2. 1(barig@c) [{d}ba-ba6]-ama#-[mu]
3. munus-me
4. [szu]-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 4(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) nita [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
6. 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)#
7. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
8. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-ku3
10. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d!}[inanna]-ur#-[pa4-pa4]
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}gaszam
12. nita-[me]
  rest of column missing
column 6
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1'. [1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su]-tesz2-mu
2'. nita-[me]
3'. [1(barig@c)] nig2#-banda3#[{da}]
4'. [1(barig@c) nin-lu2-mu]
5'. 1(barig@c) nin-[bara2]-da-ri2
6'. [1(barig@c)] nin-masz#-[e]
7'. 1(barig@c) e-da-[nam]
8'. munus-me
9'. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
10'. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
11'. sze-bi 2(asz@c)# la2# [1(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru]
  rest of column missing
column 7
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1'. [1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2]-mu#
2'. muhaldim-me
3'. 1(barig@c) lugal-surx(ERIM)-re2-[ki]-ag2
4'. 1(barig@c) nam-mah-ni
5'. sukkal#-me
6'. 1(barig@c) {d}nin#-szubur#-ama#-mu#
7'. lu2 [e2]-nig2-ka
8'. 1(barig@c) nig2-du7-pa-e3
  rest of column missing
column 8
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1'. [...]
2'. [...]
3'. 1(barig@c) [...]
4'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [...]
5'. 1(barig@c) [x ...]
  rest of column missing
column 9
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1'. lu2-[alan?]
  rest of column missing
reverse
column 1
  beginning of column missing
1'. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)? sipa]-lagasz#[{ki}-e-ki-ag2]
2'. aszgab
3'. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4'. 1(barig@c) lugal-szu-mah
5'. nagar-[me]
6'. 1(barig@c)# [sza3-nu-gal2]
  rest of column missing
column 2
  beginning of column missing
1'. 3(ban2@c) utu!-lu2-mu
2'. nita-me
3'. 4(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu
4'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5'. munus-me
6'. i3-du8-me
7'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e-ta-[e11]
8'. [gab2-ra masz]
9'. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nin]-gir2#-[su-igi-du]
  rest of column missing
column 3
  beginning of column missing
1'. [1(barig@c) kur-ra]-a2-gal2
2'. gir2-nun
3'. gab2-kas4-da
4'. e-da-se12
5'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-esz2-dam
6'. en-ig-gal
7'. nu-banda3
8'. e-da-ti
9'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-i3-nun
10'. nita-[am6]
11'. 1(barig@c) [za-na]
  rest of column missing
column 4
  beginning of column missing
1'. bahar2
2'. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3'. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 4(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
4'. 5(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
5'. nita-me
6'. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
7'. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
8'. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
9'. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sza3-dub didli
column 5
  beginning of column missing
1'. [...] 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
2'. 6(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
3'. nita-me
4'. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
5'. 3(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
6'. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
7'. 2(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
8'. munus-me
column 6
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column 7
  beginning of column missing
1'. [n(disz@t) ba]-am6

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DCS, 5

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BNUS 375
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.06.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 16:14:38 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:54:19 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2011-10-20 at 04:02:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-14 at 09:34:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-18 at 19:37:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:56 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
“DCS 005 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221699.
DCS 005 artifact entry (No. P221699). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221699 (Original work published 2003)
DCS 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221699 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221699},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221699},
}


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