DAS 002 (P108802)

Administrative bulla excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 24074

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. ARAD2-zu
seal 2
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dumu ur-{gesz}gigir
3. nu-banda3
4. ARAD2-zu
seal 3
1. ur-{d}isztaran
2. dumu lugal-uszumgal
3. masz-szu-gid2-gid2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 004982 (composite) (P457692) S004982 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 006024 (composite) (P458734) S006024 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 006105 (composite) (P458815) S006105 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108802

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
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 24074
Accession Number AOTc 002

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028382

References

  • primary: DAS, 2

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: CCL 1, T.219 (seal)

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-08-23 at 08:56:49 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-01-31 at 06:34:24 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:16 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:53 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:58:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:09 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 002 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108802.
DAS 002 artifact entry (No. P108802). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108802
DAS 002 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108802 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108802},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108802
LB  - CDLI:P108802
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - DAS 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108802
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 002 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108802.
DAS 002 artifact entry (No. P108802). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108802
DAS 002 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108802 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108802},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108802},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108802
LB  - CDLI:P108802
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - DAS 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108802
ER  -
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