DP 051 (P220701)

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 13259

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(asz@c) ma-sa2 gal-gal ku6
2. 5(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
3. 3(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
4. 1(ban2@c) zu2-lum
5. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz
6. 2(barig@c) zi3 sig15
7. 2(barig@c) dabin
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) imgaga3
2. 2(barig@c) ninda kum4-ma
3. 3(barig@c) munu4 si mu2
4. 1(asz@c) zabar3 dili2 ma2 dilmun
5. {d}nin-a-su
6. 3(asz@c) ma-sa2 ku6
7. 3(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
2. 1(asz@c) udu#
3. 1(barig@c) zi3 sig15
4. 1(barig@c) dabin
5. {d}eresz-ki-gal
6. 3(asz@c) ma-sa2 ku6
7. 3(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
8. 2(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}pesz3
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. {d}[mes]-an#-[du]
2'. <x> ma-sa2 gu-la ku6
3'. 1(u@c) bar-udu siki gun3
4'. 1(disz@t) gur4-gur4 3(disz@t) sila3 i3-ir-a
reverse
column 1
1. nu-sag {d}nin-a-su
2. 3(asz@c) ma-sa2 ku6
3. 1(u@c) bar-udu siki gal-gal
4. erisz-dingir
5. {d}nin-a-su
6. u4# [{d}]nin-[...]
column 2
1. 2(ban2@c) zu2-lum
2. 1(barig@c) gesztin
3. 4(ban2@c) ga'ar gal-gal
4. 1(barig@c) ga'ar gun3
5. 2(asz@c) LAK743 i3 de2
6. dingir-re2-ne-sze3
7. hal-ha-dam
8. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ka-ka
column 3
1. sa6-sa6
2. dam URU-KA-gi-na
3. lugal
4. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
5. {d}nin-a-su
6. ki-en-gi4
7. szu e-na-tak4
8. 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 51

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 154 n. 498

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: AO 13259
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  • 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
2015-12-20 at 16:28:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-25 at 08:27:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-03-03 at 00:55:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:30 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 051 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220701.
DP 051 artifact entry (No. P220701). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220701 (Original work published 2003)
DP 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220701 (Accessed: October 23, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220701},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220701
LB  - CDLI:P220701
M1  - 2025/10/23/
TI  - DP 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220701
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 051 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220701.
DP 051 artifact entry (No. P220701). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220701 (Original work published 2003)
DP 051 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220701 (Accessed: October 23, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 051 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220701},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220701},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220701
LB  - CDLI:P220701
M1  - 2025/10/23/
TI  - DP 051 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220701
ER  -
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