DP 177 (P220827)

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 13385

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) lu2 siki-ba 2(disz@t) ma-na
2. lugal-si-gar
3. 1(disz@t) kur-giri3-ni-sze3
4. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) en-ku4
5. 1(disz@t) il2
6. szesz-sa-ni
7. 1(disz@t) e-ta-e11
8. dumu-ni
9. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) ad-da-da#
10. [1(disz@t)] nimgir-inim-gi-na
11. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) ur-bara2-si-ga
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) tul2-sag
2. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) su2-la2
3. 1(disz@t) nigin8-bar
4. dumu-ni
5. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) en-u4-da-na
6. 1(disz@t) ur-{d}nin-dub
7. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lugal#-uszur3-ra-nu2
8. 1(disz@t)? uszur3!-ra
9. dumu-ni
10. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lugal?-lu2?-ti?-[ti]
11. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) dan6?-[da]
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) ne-sag
2. ugula
3. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) sag-dub
4. szesz-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-am6
5. ne-sag
6. ugula-bi
7. 1(asz@c)# 2(disz@t)# szesz#-tur#!
8. 1(disz@t) lu2-da
9. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) szesz-ki!-erim2-ma
10. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) e2-menx(|GA2xEN|)-edin-na
11. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) qi2*-bi
column 4
1. 1(disz@t) lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
2. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) ur-nigar#
3. 1(disz@t) gissu-na-ni-du10
4. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) ur-{d}en-ki
5. [1(disz@t)] il2
6. [1(asz@c) 2(disz@t)] nimgir#-esz3-a!(MA)-tum2
7. 1(disz@t) ur-{d}nin-a-su
8. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) nig2-du7-pa-e3
9. 1(disz@t) U2-U2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
2. ugula
3. <szu-nigin2> 8(asz@c) 2(disz@t) sag-dub
4. szesz-bi 7(disz@t)-am6
5. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
6. ugula-bi
7. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lugal-pirig
8. 1(disz@t) sag-hab2-ba
column 2
1. 1(disz@t) a-lu2-lil-la
2. szesz-sa-ni-me
3. szu-ku6 ab-ba-me
4. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lugal-inim-gi-na
5. 1(disz@t) e2-igi-il2
6. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) e2-ki
7. 1(disz@t) ur-KA-si
8. 1(disz@t) amar-{d}nam2-nun
9. ugula
10. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c)? 2(disz@t) sag-dub
column 3
1. szesz-bi 5(disz@t)?-am6
2. amar-{d}nam2-nun
3. ugula-bi
4. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) NINA-ki-du10
5. 1(disz@t) ur-ki
6. 1(disz@t) gala-tur
7. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) sag-dub
8. szesz-bi 2(disz@t)
9. gala-tur
10. ugula-bi
11. szu-ku6 a-ses-me
12. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) szubur
13. 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lugal-mu
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) ur-{d}nin-dar
2. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lugal-lagasz{ki}
3. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) ne-sag
4. 1(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lugal-me-gal-gal
5. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 lugal-me-gal-gal
6. ugula-bi
7. szu-ku6 a dun-a-me
  blank space
column 5
1. gu2-an-sze3 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 siki-ba 2(disz@t) ma-na sag-dub
2. szesz-bi 2(u) 3(disz@t)-am6
3. szu-ku6 ab-ba u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6-kam
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
9. e-ne-ba 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P220827

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 13385
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138090

References

  • primary: DP, 177

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 104

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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
2015-05-26 at 17:21:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-26 at 17:15:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-11-01 at 14:08:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-09-12 at 14:07:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-09-10 at 12:35:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2009-08-19 at 16:14:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-28 at 17:02:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:33 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 Artifacts

“DP 177 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220827.
DP 177 artifact entry (No. P220827). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220827 (Original work published 2003)
DP 177 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220827 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220827},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 177 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220827.
DP 177 artifact entry (No. P220827). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220827 (Original work published 2003)
DP 177 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220827 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 177 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220827},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220827},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220827
LB  - CDLI:P220827
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - DP 177 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220827
ER  -
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