DAS 279 (P109009)
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 02428Period
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. [...] 1(u) 3(disz) ud5
2. [...] 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
3. 2(disz) masz2-nita2
4. 8(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 sza3-du10
5. 8(disz) masz2-nita2 sza3-du10
6. 1(u) 1(disz) masz2-nita2 sag {munus}asz2-gar3-sze3
7. 1(disz) masz2-nita2 sag masz2 sza3-du10-sze3
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8. mu-kux(DU)
9. 1(disz) ud5 8(disz) masz2-nita2#
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10. zi#-ga#
reverse
1. [...]
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2. la2#-ia3#-am3
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3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gub-ba
4. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) zi-ga
5. szunigin la2-ia3
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6. ur#-mes [(x)]
7. sza3# ki-nu-nir{ki} nigin6{ki}
8. mu# {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
obverse
1. [...] 1(u) 3(disz) ud5
2. [...] 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
3. 2(disz) masz2-nita2
4. 8(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 sza3-du10
5. 8(disz) masz2-nita2 sza3-du10
6. 1(u) 1(disz) masz2-nita2 sag {munus}asz2-gar3-sze3
7. 1(disz) masz2-nita2 sag masz2 sza3-du10-sze3
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8. mu-kux(DU)
9. 1(disz) ud5 8(disz) masz2-nita2#
blank space
10. zi#-ga#
reverse
1. [...]
blank space
2. la2#-ia3#-am3
blank space
3. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) gub-ba
4. szunigin 1(u) la2 1(disz) zi-ga
5. szunigin la2-ia3
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6. ur#-mes [(x)]
7. sza3# ki-nu-nir{ki} nigin6{ki}
8. mu# {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
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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- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: DAS, 279
[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 02428
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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| 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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| 2017-07-22 at 14:06:22 | Pagé-Perron, Émilie | Atf | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | 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 (028589) (028589)
- Louvre Collections (cl010149139) (cl010149139)
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Cite this Artifact
“DAS 279 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P109009.
DAS 279 artifact entry (No. P109009). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109009 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 279 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109009 (Accessed: July 28, 2025).
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