DAS 019 (P108816)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 02459

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) sa gi NE
2. 2(u) la2 2(disz) dur gi SZID
3. 8(gesz2) 1(u) sa gi SZID si
4. dur-sze3
5. gi a-diri u3 gi {gesz}kiri6
reverse
1. i7 u3-sur-erim2-ze2-ze2-sze3
2. ki ur-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
3. giri3 {d}utu-bar-ra ra-gaba
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
envelope
obverse
6. 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) sa gi# NE#
7. 8(gesz2) 1(u) sa gi SZID
8. dur-sze3
9. 2(u) la2 1(disz) dur gi SZID
10. i7 u3-sur-erim2-ze2-ze2-sze3
reverse
1. gi a-diri u3 gi {gesz}kiri6
2. ki ur-{d}nin-gir2-su-ta
3. kiszib3 {d}utu-bar-ra ra-gaba
4. iti sze-il2-la
5. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
seal 1
1. {d}utu-bar-ra
2. dumu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. ra-gaba

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 005738 (composite) (P458448) S005738 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108816

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 02459
Accession Number AOTc 019

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028396
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123713

References

  • primary: DAS, 19

    [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.125 (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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:17 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 09:59:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:10 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 019 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108816.
DAS 019 artifact entry (No. P108816). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108816 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108816 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DAS 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108816},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108816
LB  - CDLI:P108816
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - DAS 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108816
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 019 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P108816.
DAS 019 artifact entry (No. P108816). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108816 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 019 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108816 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DAS 019 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108816},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108816},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P108816
LB  - CDLI:P108816
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - DAS 019 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108816
ER  -
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