DP 159 (P220809)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
AO 13367Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative [identification uncertain]Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u@c) gala
2. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) u18-di
3. 5(asz@c) um-ma-er2
4. gir2-su{ki}-me
5. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) gala NINA{ki}
6. 2(u@c) gala lagasz{ki}
column 2
1. 8(asz@c) gala gur-sar{ki}
2. 1(asz@c) gala ki-esz3-ka
3. 5(asz@c) gala ki-nu-nir{ki}
4. 2(asz@c) gala pa5-enku
5. 2(asz@c) gala e2-engur
6. 4(asz@c) gala UM{ki}
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) gala e2-babbar2
2. 1(asz@c) gala su3-ag2
3. 6(asz@c) gala {d}nin-gublaga
4. 3(asz@c) gala utul2-gal{ki}
5. 5(asz@c) gala pa5-sze-musz-ka
6. 5(asz@c) gala
column 4
1. {d}nin-iri-a-mu-DU
2. 6(asz@c) gala uru11{ki}
3. 1(asz@c) gala igi-gal2
4. gala-me
5. 5(asz@c) geme2 ki-sal4-la
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) abba2-igi {d}nansze
2. 2(asz@c) sila-luh
3. 1(asz@c) nar
4. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2
5. 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) sza3-du10
6. {d}nansze-me
7. 1(u@c) geme2
8. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10
column 2
1. {d}nin-dar-me
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2
3. 7(asz@c) sza3-du10
4. {d}dumu-zi-me
5. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2
6. 7(asz@c) sza3-du10
7. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-me
8. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2@c) la2 4(asz@c) gala
9. 3(gesz2@c) la2 6(asz@c)! geme2
column 3
1. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
2. ninda siki2 1(asz@c)-ta
3. ku6 szu-KAD4-RI-a-ta
4. kas ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
5. szu ba-ti
6. i3 e-szesz4
7. 1(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) sza3-du10
8. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na 1(asz@c) sur-ta
10. szu ba-ti
column 4
1. gu2-an-sze3 7(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) lu2 ninda-ba
2. ninda siki2-bi 6(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c)
3. ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na-bi 3(u@c) 4(asz@c)-am6
4. kas-bi 7(disz@t) mudx(LAK449)
5. geme2 dumu dingir-ne
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
column 5
11. e2-munus-a
12. bi2-gu7 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u@c) gala
2. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) u18-di
3. 5(asz@c) um-ma-er2
4. gir2-su{ki}-me
5. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) gala NINA{ki}
6. 2(u@c) gala lagasz{ki}
column 2
1. 8(asz@c) gala gur-sar{ki}
2. 1(asz@c) gala ki-esz3-ka
3. 5(asz@c) gala ki-nu-nir{ki}
4. 2(asz@c) gala pa5-enku
5. 2(asz@c) gala e2-engur
6. 4(asz@c) gala UM{ki}
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) gala e2-babbar2
2. 1(asz@c) gala su3-ag2
3. 6(asz@c) gala {d}nin-gublaga
4. 3(asz@c) gala utul2-gal{ki}
5. 5(asz@c) gala pa5-sze-musz-ka
6. 5(asz@c) gala
column 4
1. {d}nin-iri-a-mu-DU
2. 6(asz@c) gala uru11{ki}
3. 1(asz@c) gala igi-gal2
4. gala-me
5. 5(asz@c) geme2 ki-sal4-la
reverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) abba2-igi {d}nansze
2. 2(asz@c) sila-luh
3. 1(asz@c) nar
4. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) geme2
5. 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) sza3-du10
6. {d}nansze-me
7. 1(u@c) geme2
8. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10
column 2
1. {d}nin-dar-me
2. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2
3. 7(asz@c) sza3-du10
4. {d}dumu-zi-me
5. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2
6. 7(asz@c) sza3-du10
7. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka-me
8. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2@c) la2 4(asz@c) gala
9. 3(gesz2@c) la2 6(asz@c)! geme2
column 3
1. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
2. ninda siki2 1(asz@c)-ta
3. ku6 szu-KAD4-RI-a-ta
4. kas ku-li 1(asz@c)-ta
5. szu ba-ti
6. i3 e-szesz4
7. 1(gesz2@c) 8(asz@c) sza3-du10
8. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
9. ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na 1(asz@c) sur-ta
10. szu ba-ti
column 4
1. gu2-an-sze3 7(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) lu2 ninda-ba
2. ninda siki2-bi 6(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c)
3. ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na-bi 3(u@c) 4(asz@c)-am6
4. kas-bi 7(disz@t) mudx(LAK449)
5. geme2 dumu dingir-ne
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
column 5
11. e2-munus-a
12. bi2-gu7 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
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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
- Measurements (mm):
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: DP, 159
[AllottedelaFuÿe1908-1920DP] Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice. 1908-1920. Documents Présargoniques. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: AO 13367
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.05.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2013-02-05 at 12:59:09 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-10-26 at 10:54:13 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-10-09 at 16:03:56 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-03-27 at 00:08:59 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:34:33 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 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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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Louvre Collections (cl010138072) (cl010138072)
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Cite this Artifact
“DP 159 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220809.
DP 159 artifact entry (No. P220809). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220809 (Original work published 2003)
DP 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220809 (Accessed: November 19, 2025).
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