DAS 055 (P108844)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03014

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (gaba-ri)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
2. 1(gesz2) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
  blank space
3. szunigin 2(gesz2) gurusz esz3 didli-me
4. sza3-bi-ta
5. 1(u) 5(disz) {gi}dusu e2-uz-ga
6. 1(disz) ki-a-nag ur-{d}namma
7. 1(disz) ki-a-nag {d}szul-gi
8. 6(disz) e2-gu4-gaz
9. 1(u) 8(disz) lugal-ra-us2-sa
10. 5(disz) nig2-gu2-na gesz-kin-ti
11. 5(disz) e2-muhaldim ki nam-mah
12. 3(disz) sipa si2-si2
13. 8(disz) gu2-gir esir2
14. 2(disz) in-bul-bul
15. 1(disz) i3 zu2-lum
16. 1(disz) zi3 nig2-ar3-ra imgaga3
17. 1(disz) ku6 nisi
reverse
1. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. 1(disz) im-IL2 ki a-kal-la
3. 1(disz) zi3-IL2 ki lu2-giri17-zal
4. 2(disz) ka <e2>-gal gub-ba
5. 1(disz) gi-da tusz-a isin2{si}-na
6. 1(disz) gu2-tul2
7. 3(disz) tu-ra
8. 2(disz) szandana
9. 1(u) 1(disz) ma2 zi3-da gaba-ri
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10. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) gurusz
11. zi-ga
12. la2-ia3 2(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
13. la2-ia3 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
  blank space
14. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
15. iti szu-numun

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DAS, 55

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 03014
  • Accession No.: AOTc 055

  • 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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2012-08-09 at 19:00:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“DAS 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108844.
DAS 055 artifact entry (No. P108844). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108844 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108844 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
@misc{2023DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DAS 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108844},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108844
LB  - CDLI:P108844
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - DAS 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108844
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 055 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108844.
DAS 055 artifact entry (No. P108844). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108844 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 055 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108844 (Accessed: November 5, 2025).
@misc{2023DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DAS 055 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108844},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108844},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108844
LB  - CDLI:P108844
M1  - 2025/11/5/
TI  - DAS 055 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108844
ER  -
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