DAS 169 (P108923)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 27403

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. ka5-a-mu mar-tu
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. sza-i3-li2 lu2 kas4
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. kal-la gurdub-sze3 gen-na
10. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 2(disz) gin2 i3
12. lu2-{d}nanna {uruda}gur10-sze3 gen-na
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. szu-er3-ra szuszin{ki}-sze3 gen-na
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. usz-gi-na tug2 szar3#-da gen-na
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. lu2-dingir-ra ma2 du8-de3 gen-na
10. zi-ga u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
11. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P108923

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 27403
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028503

References

  • primary: DAS, 169

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:29:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 169 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108923.
DAS 169 artifact entry (No. P108923). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108923
DAS 169 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108923 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108923},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108923
LB  - CDLI:P108923
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - DAS 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108923
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 169 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108923.
DAS 169 artifact entry (No. P108923). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108923
DAS 169 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108923 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 169 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108923},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108923},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108923
LB  - CDLI:P108923
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - DAS 169 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108923
ER  - 
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