DP 274 (P220924)

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 13482

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. 6(asz@c) dug 1(u@c) sila3 i3 ab2 se3-ga
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ga'ar gur saggal
3. nam-dam
4. 4(asz@c) dug i3
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) ga'ar
2. me-sag3-nu-di
3. 2(asz@c) dug i3
4. 2(barig@c) ga'ar
5. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
6. dumu lugal-szu
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) dug 1(u@c) sila3 i3 i3 ab2 se3-ga
2. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) ga'ar gur saggal
3. i3 ab2 u2-rum
column 2
1. en-en3-tar-zi
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka
4. e2 {d}samanx(|SZE.NUN.SZE3.BU|)-ka
5. gurum2-bi e-ak 5(|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/P220924

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 13482
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: DP, 274

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

  • citation: Zinbun 15, p.95-137, p. 122-123

    [Maekawa1979castration] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1979. “Animal and Human Castration in Sumer. Part I: Cattle and Equids in Pre-Sargonic Lagash.” Zinbun 15: 95–137.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-01 at 22:02:44 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:36 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 274 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220924.
DP 274 artifact entry (No. P220924). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220924 (Original work published 2003)
DP 274 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220924 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {DP 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220924},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 274 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220924.
DP 274 artifact entry (No. P220924). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220924 (Original work published 2003)
DP 274 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220924 (Accessed: April 15, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {DP 274 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220924},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220924},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220924
LB  - CDLI:P220924
M1  - 2026/4/15/
TI  - DP 274 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220924
ER  - 
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