DCS 007 (P221701)

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 383

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(disz@t) surx(ERIM)] durx(|USZ.ANSZE|)# gal-gal
2. ansze surx(ERIM) [1(asz@c)]-sze3
3. [u4 1(disz@t) sze] 3(ban2@c)-ta
4. [1(disz@t) surx 1(disz@t)] i3-diri# durx(|USZ.ANSZE|) kunga2
5. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
6. 3(disz@t) didli-bi munus ansze mar
7. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
9. sze-bi 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) gur saggal
10. [gir2-nun]
column 2
1. [gab2-kas4]
2. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2
3. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. 1(asz@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
7. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
8. 5(asz@c) ziz2
9. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
10. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
11. nag ensi2-ka-kam
12. 5(asz@c) ziz2
13. [ziz2] bala-[bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. [2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)] sze bappir3
2. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
4. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
5. amar-giri16{ki}
6. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze titab2
7. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze bappir3
8. 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) sze munu4
9. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
10. 5(asz@c) ziz2
11. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. [2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)?] sze [bappir3]
13. [sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 4
1. [... sze munu4]
2. sa2#-du11 kas sig15-kam
3. i3-li2-be6-li2
4. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
5. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze zi3 gu
6. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
7. 1(barig@c) dabin kum4-ma
8. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
9. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gu2-nida
10. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze naga3{ga2} sze bala-bi
11. [sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam]
12. [masz-da3]
column 5
1. [dub-sar]
2. 5(asz@c) ziz2
3. en-uszur3-re2
4. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
5. 1(barig@c) [1(ban2@c) sze]
6. sa2-du11 du-du
7. sanga-kam
8. 2(u) 2(disz@t) udu siki
9. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
10. iti-da 5(ban2@c)-ta
11. sze-bi [x] 1(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)
12. [...]
13. [...]
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. x [...]
2'. 2(disz@t) [...]
3'. x [...]
4'. x [...]
5'. sze-[bi] 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
6'. 4(disz@t) gukkal
7'. 2(u) udu
8'. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
9'. iti 2(ban2@c)#?-[ta]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. iti 3(ban2@c)-ta
2'. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 3(ban2@c)
3'. 2(u) 2(disz@t) amar-gu4
4'. [x x] x
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. sze-bi [x] en-uszur3-re2
2'. lu2 [e2]-nig2-ka
3'. 1(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
4'. u4# 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)#?-ta
5'. 3(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi [x x]
6'. szah2 1(asz@c)-[sze3]
7'. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(disz@t) sila3-ta
8'. 2(u) [szah2 u2] munus# [mu 3(disz@t)]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 4(u) 6(disz@t) szah2 u2 munus sza3-du10
2'. 1(gesz2) 2(disz@t) szah2 u2 nita sza3-du10
3'. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
4'. iti-da [sze] 1(ban2@c)-ta
5'. sze-bi 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) [x] 4(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
6'. sipa szah2
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 5(asz@c) ziz2
2'. a-ba-sa2
3'. dub-sar
column 5
1. [szu-nigin2 x] sze [gur] saggal#
2. 1(gesz2@c) la2 4(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. sze ninda ziz2 ninda sa2-du11 iti-da
4. e2 {d}ba-ba6-ka
5. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ka
6. URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki}-ke4
9. iri ku3-[ta]
column 6
1. [e-ne-ta-gar x]
2. [n gar-am6]

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • primary: DCS, 7

    [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 383
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.01.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:29 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-18 at 21:03:01 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 007 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221701.
DCS 007 artifact entry (No. P221701). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221701 (Original work published 2003)
DCS 007 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221701 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221701},
}


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