DP 154 (P220804)

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 13362

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. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba-ne
3. 1(gesz2@c) la2#? [...] sze-ba igi#-[nu-du8] il2# sza3-dub didli
column 2
1. 4(u@c)# la2 1(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze-[ba] geme2 dumu
2. 2(gesz2@c) 3(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze-ba sa2-du11 gu4 udu
3. 3(u@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
4. [1(u@c)] 2(asz@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
5. sa2-du11
column 3
1. sze-ba sze gar ziz2 gar lu2 {d}ba-ba6-ke4-ne-kam
2. 1(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)# sze-ba dumu-dumu-ne-kam
reverse
column 1
1. gu2-an-sze3 5(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. 3(u@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
4. sze-ba sze gar ziz2 gar
5. {d}ba-ba6
column 2
1. sa6-sa6
2. dam URU-KA-gi-na
3. lugal
4. lagasz{ki}-ka
5. iti ezem munu4 gu7
6. {d}nansze-ka
7. en-ig-gal
column 3
1. nu-banda3
2. ganun kiri6-ta
3. e-ne-ba
4. lu2 szuku dab5-ba 1(disz@t) ba-am6
5. lu2 iti-da-ke4 8(disz@t) ba-am6

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/P220804

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 13362
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138067

References

  • primary: DP, 154

    [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 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:35 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-25 at 05:00:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-25 at 04:50:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 154 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220804.
DP 154 artifact entry (No. P220804). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220804 (Original work published 2003)
DP 154 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220804 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 154 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220804},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220804
LB  - CDLI:P220804
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - DP 154 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220804
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 154 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220804.
DP 154 artifact entry (No. P220804). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220804 (Original work published 2003)
DP 154 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220804 (Accessed: May 2, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-02]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 154 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220804},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220804},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220804
LB  - CDLI:P220804
M1  - 2026/5/2/
TI  - DP 154 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220804
ER  -
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