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DAS 006 (P108805)

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

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 24071

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
seal 1
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 2
1. ur-{d}isztaran
2. dumu lugal-uszumgal
3. masz-szu-gid2-gid2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Bulla
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: DAS, 6

[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.192 (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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 24071
Accession No.: AOTc 006

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2018-08-23 at 08:56:50	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:29:17	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:11:53	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2009-06-03 at 09:59:00	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:09	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI	CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028385) (028385)

Seals

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

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

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“DAS 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108805.

DAS 006 artifact entry (No. P108805). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108805

DAS 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108805 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108805},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108805
LB  - CDLI:P108805
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - DAS 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108805
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 006 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108805.

DAS 006 artifact entry (No. P108805). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108805

DAS 006 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108805 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).

@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108805},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108805},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108805
LB  - CDLI:P108805
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - DAS 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108805
ER  -