DP 127 (P220777)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13335

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. 1(asz@c) ziz2
3. erisz-dingir {d}ba-ba6
4. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
5. [geme2]-ub5-[ku3]-ga
6. [2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c)] ziz2
7. [bara2]-lu2
8. [2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c)] ziz2
9. bara2-geszgal-a-DU
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) sze 1(asz@c) ziz2
2. nin-ga:esz8
3. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
4. nin-igi-an-na-ke4-su
5. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
6. ku3-ge-pa3-da
7. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
8. bara2-ir-nun
9. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
10. geszgal-ir-nun
11. nin ensi2-ka-me
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
2. sza3-TAR
3. ku3-dim2
4. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
5. bara2-a-ra2-nu2
6. dam lugal-mu-da-kusz2
7. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
8. lugal-sza3
9. gal nar
10. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
11. igi-gun3
column 4
1. lu2 gada
2. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
3. szul-sza3-kusz2
4. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
5. dingir-a-mu
6. erisz-dingir
7. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
8. ki-tusz-lu2
9. nin munus
10. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
11. du-du
12. nar
13. 2(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
14. szubur
column 5
1. nu-banda3
2. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
3. lugal-temen
4. szu-i
5. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
6. e2-ul-le
7. dam lugal-lu2
8. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
9. e-da-du11
10. KID2-alan
11. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
column 6
1. ur-{d}ba-ba6
2. ku3-dim2
3. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
4. lu2-zi
5. gala
6. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
7. nin-tur
8. dam ur-{d}mes-an-du
9. 1(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
10. ama-geszgal-le
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
2. ur-du6
3. sipa
4. 1(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
5. uszur3-ama-mu
6. 3(ban2@c) sze 3(ban2@c) ziz2
7. sa6-sa6
8. lu2 ub5 ku3-ga
9. 3(ban2@c) sze 3(ban2@c) ziz2
10. gan-{d}DISZ-bar-[...]
column 2
1. 3(ban2@c) sze 3(ban2@c) ziz2
2. gala!(USZ)-tur
3. dam-gar3
4. 3(ban2@c) sze 3(ban2@c) ziz2
5. zur-zur
6. 3(ban2@c) sze 1(barig@c) ziz2
7. KU-KU-tur
8. 1(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
9. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
10. ba-gara2
11. 1(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
12. dam szu-ni-nu-mu-su
column 3
1. 1(barig@c) sze 2(barig@c) ziz2
2. ur2-bi-sze3-ba-ak
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2) sze <gur> saggal
2. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) la2 5(ban2@c) ziz2
3. sze-ba ziz2-ba
4. ezem {d}ba-ba6-ka
5. lugal-an-da-nu-hun-ga2
column 5
1. ensi2
2. lagasz{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P220777

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 13335
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010137839

References

  • primary: DP, 127

    [AllottedelaFuÿe1908-1920DP] Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice. 1908-1920. Documents Présargoniques. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-26 at 09:56:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-09 at 20:20:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DP 127 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220777.
DP 127 artifact entry (No. P220777). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220777 (Original work published 2003)
DP 127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220777 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220777},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“DP 127 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220777.
DP 127 artifact entry (No. P220777). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220777 (Original work published 2003)
DP 127 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220777 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 127 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220777},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220777},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220777
LB  - CDLI:P220777
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - DP 127 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220777
ER  - 
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