AGGT 484 (P491919)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03323

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

95.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n tug2] bar#-dul5 u3-la2
2. da#-da
3. [n] tug2# bar-dul5 u3-la2
4. [n] tug2 bar-dul5 lugud2-da
5. n tug2 mu-du8-um saga
6. n tug2 bar-si sza3 {kusz#}suhub2
7. 1(disz) tug2 gu2 dab6 ensi2#?
8. 1(disz) tug2 bar-si ma-za-al-tum
9. ki# mu-du10-ga
10. 2(disz) tug2 mu-du8-um u3-la2 saga#
11. 2(disz) tug2 bar-si sza3 {kusz}suhub2#
12. [n] tug2# gu2 dab6 lugal
13. [n] tug2 gu2 dab6 du
14. ki ur2-sa6
15. [n] tug2 bur2 ensi2#
reverse
1. [...]-x-gu-ni?
2. [n ma-na] 4(disz) gin2 u3
3. 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki gudu4
4. ki nimgir#-ki-ag2
  blank space
5. ugula lu2-{d}dumu-zi
  blank space
6. mu# e2 {d}nin-dar-a ba-du3-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P491919

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 95.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 21.0 mm
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 03323
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 195321
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010157508

References

  • primary: AGGT, 484

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

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
2020-10-28 at 03:02:51 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AGGT 484 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P491919.
AGGT 484 artifact entry (No. P491919). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491919 (Original work published 2015)
AGGT 484 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491919 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {AGGT 484 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491919},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491919},
}


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DA  - 2023/4/11/
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M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - AGGT 484 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491919
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Cite this Artifact

“AGGT 484 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P491919.
AGGT 484 artifact entry (No. P491919). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491919 (Original work published 2015)
AGGT 484 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491919 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).
@misc{2023AGGT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {AGGT 484 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491919},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491919},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P491919
LB  - CDLI:P491919
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - AGGT 484 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491919
ER  -
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