DP 436 (P221086)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13642

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) {gesz}ur2 gesz-ur3 ga2-gesz-il2-la-ka
2. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) pa-ku5 gesz-ur3 ga2-gesz-il2-la-ka
3. 4(u@c) {gesz}ur2 gesz-ur3 {gesz}til-lu-ub2
4. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) pa-ku5 gesz-ur3 {gesz}til-lu-ub2
column 2
1. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) {gesz}ur2 gesz-ur3 za3-gu2-la2
2. 1(gesz2@c) la2 1(asz@c) pa-ku5 gesz-ur3 za3-gu2-la2
3. szu-nigin2 4(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) {gesz}ur3 tur mah-ba
4. tir-ba mu-gal2
5. 1(u@c) {gesz}ki-sag mar
column 3
1. 3(u@c) 4(asz@c) {gesz}zu2 mar
2. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}masz mar
3. 3(asz@c) {gesz}sag-apin
4. 3(asz@c) {gesz}dam apin
5. 7(asz@c) {gesz}mud mar
6. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ma-dul10 mar
7. 5(asz@c) {gesz}szu4-dul5 gu4
8. 6(asz@c) {gesz}erin2 mar
column 4
1. 3(asz@c)#? {gesz}gesztu mar
2. 3(u@c) 1(asz@c) {gesz}gesztu apin
3. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}usan3 mar
4. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) {gesz}ga-lam {gesz}kun5
5. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}sze-da-gur
6. 6(asz@c) {gesz}til gi4
7. 7(asz@c) {gesz}sza3-si ri-gi4-bi2-lu2
column 5
1. 1(u@c) {gesz}BAD-e3 gi-musz
2. 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) {gesz}ur2 gesz-ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
3. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) pa-ku5 gesz-ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
reverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) {gesz}u2-bil3-la gal-gal
2. 2(gesz'u@c) la2 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) {gesz}u2-[bil3]-la tur-[tur]
3. 4(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) pa sa la2-a
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) {gesz}ma2-la2
2. gir2-su{ki}-sze3 <e>-ma-de6
3. GAN2-bi 2(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2
column 3
1. gesz na ri-ga
2. tir ambar{ki}
3. {d}ba-ba6-ka
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. na bi2-ri
7. URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki} 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DP, 436

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13642
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2020-09-01 at 07:46:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-06 at 17:37:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:39 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“DP 436 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221086.
DP 436 artifact entry (No. P221086). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221086 (Original work published 2003)
DP 436 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221086 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 436 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221086},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221086
LB  - CDLI:P221086
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - DP 436 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221086
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 436 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221086.
DP 436 artifact entry (No. P221086). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221086 (Original work published 2003)
DP 436 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221086 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 436 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221086},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221086},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221086
LB  - CDLI:P221086
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - DP 436 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221086
ER  -
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