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DAS 187 (P108938)

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 27420

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. 1(ban2) kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(u) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) dug dida saga 1(ban2) dabin
4. 5(disz) sila3 esza 1(ban2) zi3 dub-dub
5. bur-ma-ma sukkal
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. a-li2-ah lu2 kas4
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3
11. sza-ru-um-ba-ni
12. dabin-KA iri-sze3 gen-na
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. aga3-us2 sukkal-mah mu bala-sze3 gen-na
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. kal-la gurdub-sze3 gen-na
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. a-hu-szu-ni
10. giri3 lugal-igi-husz
1 line blank
11. zi-ga u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
12. iti# diri sze-sag11-ku5

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: DAS, 187

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 27420
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.11d.13 (intercalated)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:29:34	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:02	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:12	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028518) (028518)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“DAS 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108938.

DAS 187 artifact entry (No. P108938). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108938

DAS 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108938 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108938},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108938},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108938
LB  - CDLI:P108938
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - DAS 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108938
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 187 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108938.

DAS 187 artifact entry (No. P108938). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108938

DAS 187 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108938 (Accessed: January 17, 2026).

@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 187 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108938},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108938},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108938
LB  - CDLI:P108938
M1  - 2026/1/17/
TI  - DAS 187 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108938
ER  -