DCS 003 (P221697)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 385

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
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column 2
  column missing
column 3
  beginning of column missing
1'. [4(ban2@c)] nin-[mu-su]-da
2'. [2(ban2@c)] dumu munus
3'. [4(ban2@c)] gu-u9
  rest of column missing
column 4
  beginning of column missing
1'. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
2'. 3(ban2@c) e2-nun-ne2
3'. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-dam
4'. [3(ban2@c) tasz3]-ni-tum
5'. 3(ban2@c) nin-[bara2]-ge
6'. [3(ban2@c)] szesz-[an]-edin-na
7'. [3(ban2@c)] igi-bar-lu2-ti
8'. [3(ban2@c)] da-na
9'. [3(ban2@c)] zex(|AB2.SZA3.GI|)-na
10'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11'. 1(disz@t) nu-siki nita [3(ban2@c)]
12'. [1(asz@c) nu-siki munus] 3(ban2@c)#
13'. [4(ban2@c)] nin-inim-zi-da
14'. [2(ban2@c)] dumu nita
column 5
  beginning of column missing
1'. 1(asz@c) [nu-siki munus] 3(ban2@c)
2'. 3(asz@c)# sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
3'. 1(u@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
4'. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) nin-inim-zi-da
5'. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga
6'. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-mar{ki}-ama-pa4-pa4
7'. 3(ban2@c) a-am6-ma
8'. [3(ban2@c)] KA-sa6
9'. [2(ban2@c)] dumu munus
10'. 3(ban2@c) ma-ma-tum
11'. 3(ban2@c) za-na
12'. [3(ban2@c) si-PI]-DU
13'. [3(ban2@c)] {d}[inanna-dingir]-mu
14'. [3(ban2@c)] USZ-ni-tum
15'. [3(ban2@c)] {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
column 6
  beginning of column missing
1'. [3(ban2@c) szesz-da]-gal-di
2'. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
3'. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4'. sag dub-me
5'. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
6'. 3(ban2@c) gan-ezem
7'. gu2-[ba]-me
8'. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 [4(ban2@c)]
9'. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
10'. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
11'. 2(disz@t) [sza3-du10] munus 2(ban2@c)
12'. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [2(ban2@c) {d}nansze]-da-[nu-me-a]
13'. [4(ban2@c)] si-[um-me]
14'. [4(ban2@c)] U2-U2
15'. [4(ban2@c)] ba-ri-gi4
16'. [4(ban2@c)] nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
17'. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
column 7
1. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
2. [4(ban2@c) e-ba-ni]
3. [4(ban2@c) dam]-a-mu
4. 2(ban2@c)# dumu munus
5. 4(ban2@c) e2#-zi-sza3#-gal2
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
7. 4(ban2@c) utu-ama#-mu
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 4(ban2@c)# nin-mu-da-kusz2
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
12. 4(ban2@c)# si-ma
13. 4(ban2@c)# ha-szi
14. [4(ban2@c)] nin-um-me#-da
15. 4(ban2@c)# {d}nin-szubur-ama#-mu
16. [4(ban2@c)] {d#}ba-ba6-na-nam#
17. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
18. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
19. 3(asz@c)! sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
column 8
1. [sze]-bi# 3(asz@c) la2# 2(ban2@c) igi-bar
2. ki#-siki#-me
3. 3(ban2@c) nin-tur
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da#-ri2
5. [2(asz@c)] dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
6. 4(ban2@c) [szesz]-e-a-na-ak
7. [3(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)]
8. [3(ban2@c)] nin-szer7#-zi
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
12. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
13. 4(ban2@c)# sza3-ge-a-ra2-bi2-du11
14. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
15. 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
16. 4(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
column 9
1. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
2. [sze]-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ki-gu <me>
3. [4(ban2@c)] sa-{d}si-bi2
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita#
5. 4(ban2@c) min-na-[ni]
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2!(AMA)-mu
8. 4(ban2@c) nin-ma-de6
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-dingir-mu
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
12. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
13. 4(ban2@c)# nig2-erim2-bar!-ra
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 4(ban2@c) a-ha-ti
16. 4(ban2@c) za!-na
17. 4(ban2@c)# be2#-su#-ga2#
column 10
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)!
2. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 2(ban2@c)
3. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) masz-da3
5. 4(ban2@c) zi-la-la
6. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
7. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
8. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
9. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
10. 4(ban2@c) nin-igi-tab-mu
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-e-an-su
12. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
13. 4(ban2@c) ga2-ka-nam-he2#-ti
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
2. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
3. 4(ban2@c)# [zi]-le#
4. 4(ban2@c)# [a-ha]-szi
5. 4(ban2@c) NI-su-ba
6. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga
7. 4(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
8. 4(ban2@c) {gesz}ban
9. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-utu-mu
10. 4(ban2@c) za-na
11. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
12. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
13. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
14. [1(asz@c) sza3-du10] munus 2(ban2@c)
15. [sze-bi] 3(asz@c) [1(barig@c) ur2]-mud
16. [4(ban2@c)] sun2#-ama-mu
17. [4(ban2@c) sig4-ga2-na]-gi4#
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
2. 4(ban2@c)# [nin]-iri-ezem#-me!-he2-gam-gam
3. 4(ban2@c) nin-[kas4-il2]-il2#
4. 4(ban2@c) uszur4-gin7-du10
5. munus-me
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2-gil-sa
7. u2-bil
8. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
10. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
11. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 4(ban2@c) za-na
13. [4(ban2@c) nin-lu2-mu]
14. [4(ban2@c) nam-iri-na-sze3]
15. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) nin-nig2-[u]-mu
2. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu# munus
4. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
5. munus-me
6. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ad-da
7. munu4 gaz
8. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
9. 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
10. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
11. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
12. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
13. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
14. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
15. [4(ban2@c) nin-ba-ba]
column 4
1. sze-bi 2(barig@c) puzur4-ma-ma
2. 4(ban2@c) sal-la
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4. 4(ban2@c) sila4-tur
5. sze-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) bara2-zi
6. geme2 kikken-me
7. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
8. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-kusz2
9. geme2# [|NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|-me]
10. 3(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag
11. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
12. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. [a-ga]-am! [me]
15. [3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10]
16. [gala]
17. [3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2]
column 5
1. 3(ban2@c) dumu munus
2. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
3. 3(ban2@c) nin-lum-ma-ki-ag2
4. 3(ban2@c) SZIM-tusz-sze3
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
6. 3(ban2@c) munus-sa6
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. nin-gal-lam
10. 3(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
11. 3(ban2@c) su6#-mu2#
12. 3(ban2@c) e2-ki-be2-gi4
13. 2(asz@c) dumu [nita] 2(ban2@c)
14. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
15. [3(ban2@c) dam-a-mu]
16. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
17. [3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu]
18. [2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)]
19. [3(ban2@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku]
column 6
1. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
2. 3(ban2@c) za-na
3. {d}ba-ba6-ig-gal
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 3(ban2@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
6. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
7. 3(ban2@c) nam-dam
8. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-tesz2-mu
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 4(ban2@c)
11. 4(ban2@c) ne-sag
12. [a]-dun#-am6
13. [umma{ki}-kam]
14. [szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)]
15. [1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)]
16. [1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)]
17. [6(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)]
18. [1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)]
column 7
1. [sze]-bi 4(asz@c)# la2 4(ban2@c)
2. geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
3. 3(ban2) szesz-a-mu
4. geme2 masz-kam
5. lugal-pa-e3
6. sipa szah2
  rest of column blank
column 8
1. [szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)]
2. [1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)#
3. [1(asz@c)] lu2 4(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
5. 3(u@c)# 6(asz@c) [sza3]-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
6. nita#-me
7. [...]
  rest of column missing
  2 columns missing

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/P221697

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) Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France
Museum Number BNUS 385
Accession Number

References

  • primary: DCS, 3

    [Charpin1981Strasbourg] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1981. Documents Cunéiformes de Strasbourg Conservés à La Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire. Etudes Assyriologiques Recherche Sur Les Grandes Civilisations 4. Paris: A.D.P.F.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-19 at 16:14:38 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 08:54:19 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-09-03 at 03:06:30 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:16:03 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:27:37 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-21 at 08:24:54 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-09-28 at 09:21:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-06-18 at 18:17:53 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:56 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

“DCS 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221697.
DCS 003 artifact entry (No. P221697). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221697 (Original work published 2003)
DCS 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221697 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221697},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“DCS 003 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221697.
DCS 003 artifact entry (No. P221697). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221697 (Original work published 2003)
DCS 003 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221697 (Accessed: April 20, 2026).
@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 003 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221697},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221697},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221697
LB  - CDLI:P221697
M1  - 2026/4/20/
TI  - DCS 003 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221697
ER  -
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