DAS 278 (P109008)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
AO 02422Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) <x>
2. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
3. 1(disz) kir11
4. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
5. 3(disz) masz2 sag
blank space
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. 1(u) 4(disz) u8 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2#
8. zi-ga
9. 2(u) 8(disz) u8 4(u) udu-nita2#
10. 1(u) 3(disz) sila4
11. ri-ri-ga
reverse
1. u8 udu-nita2
2. sila4
3. la2-ia3-am3
blank space
4. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gub-ba
5. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) zi-ga#
6. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) ri-ri-ga
7. szunigin la2-ia3
8. szu-u2
9. ugula du11-ga-zi-da
10. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
11. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) <x>
2. 4(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu-nita2
3. 1(disz) kir11
4. 1(gesz2) 2(disz) sila4-nita2
5. 3(disz) masz2 sag
blank space
6. mu-kux(DU)
7. 1(u) 4(disz) u8 1(u) 2(disz) udu-nita2#
8. zi-ga
9. 2(u) 8(disz) u8 4(u) udu-nita2#
10. 1(u) 3(disz) sila4
11. ri-ri-ga
reverse
1. u8 udu-nita2
2. sila4
3. la2-ia3-am3
blank space
4. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gub-ba
5. szunigin 2(u) 6(disz) zi-ga#
6. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) ri-ri-ga
7. szunigin la2-ia3
8. szu-u2
9. ugula du11-ga-zi-da
10. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
11. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: DAS, 278
[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 02422
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Findspot Comments:
- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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- Accounting Period:
| 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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| 2017-03-03 at 09:52:18 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:29:38 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:12:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 09:59:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:18:14 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028588) (028588)
- Louvre Collections (cl010149076) (cl010149076)
General Notes:
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CDLI Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“DAS 278 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P109008.
DAS 278 artifact entry (No. P109008). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109008 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 278 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109008 (Accessed: August 28, 2025).
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