DAS 196 (P108944)

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 27429

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. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. puzur4-ha-mi
3. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 ninda
4. sza3 en-nu-me
5. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. sza3 e2-gal-sze3
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. szu-esz18-dar sukkal#
10. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 2(disz) gin2 i3
12. i-ri2-i3-li2 gesz-i3-sze3# gen#-na
13. 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) ninda
14. a-a-kal-la ugula zi-gum2
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. e3-a-ba-ni
4. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 4(disz) gin2 i3
6. lu2 u4-sakar-me
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. na-sze-a a2-<ag2>-ga2 bala-de3 gen-na
10. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda
11. 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
12. elam kiszib3 sukkal-mah
  1 line erased
13. 4(disz) sila3 ninda aga3-us2 lugal
14. zi#-ga u4 5(disz)-kam
15. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108944

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 27429
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028524

References

  • primary: DAS, 196

    [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
2018-01-01 at 10:29:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:27:33 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-04-02 at 09:02:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:13 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 196 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108944.
DAS 196 artifact entry (No. P108944). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108944
DAS 196 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108944 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108944},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108944
LB  - CDLI:P108944
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - DAS 196 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108944
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 196 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108944.
DAS 196 artifact entry (No. P108944). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108944
DAS 196 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108944 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 196 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108944},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108944
LB  - CDLI:P108944
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - DAS 196 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108944
ER  - 
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