DAS 030 (P108825)

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 02473

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (metal)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
  broken
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) 3(asz)? [...]
  rest broken
envelope
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da
2. ki-la2-bi 2(u) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
3. ba-zi-ir
4. ki lugal-[im-ru]-a-ta
reverse
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
2. szu ba-ti
3. giri3 lu2-ba-gara2
4. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
5. u3 lugal-geszkim-zi
6. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
seal 1
1. lugal-geszkim-zi
2. dub-sar
3. dumu lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
seal 2
1. lu2-ba-gara2
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
seal 3
1. ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da simug
2. dumu a2-zi-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (metal)
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 002723 (composite) (P455433) S002723 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 003470 (composite) (P456180) S003470 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
CDLI Seals 005208 (composite) (P457918) S005208 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P108825

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 02473
Accession Number AOTc 030

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 013873

References

  • primary: DAS, 30

    [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.184 (seals)

    [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.

  • history: DynChal, p. 48 14

    [Janneau1911DynChal] Janneau, Guillaume. 1911. Une Dynastie Chaldéenne Les Rois d’Ur. Paris, P. Geuthner.

  • history: Travail du métal, p. 280 3

    [Limet1960métal] Limet, Henri. 1960. Le Travail Du Métal Au Pays de Sumer Au Temps de La IIIe Dynastie d’Ur. Bibliothèque de La Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres de l’Université de Liège, Fascicule 155. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 14:06:45 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 14:05:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-04 at 14:03:49 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:54 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:59:12 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 030 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108825.
DAS 030 artifact entry (No. P108825). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108825 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108825 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DAS 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108825},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108825
LB  - CDLI:P108825
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - DAS 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108825
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 030 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108825.
DAS 030 artifact entry (No. P108825). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108825 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 030 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108825 (Accessed: October 20, 2026).
@misc{2024DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {DAS 030 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108825},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108825},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P108825
LB  - CDLI:P108825
M1  - 2026/10/20/
TI  - DAS 030 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108825
ER  -
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