DAS 079 (P108858)

Administrative tablet 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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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 27317

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) dug dida du
4. 5(disz) sila3 dabin kaskal-sze3
5. kal-ur2-ma-an-zi lu2 {gesz}tukul
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
8. 1(disz) dug dida du
9. 5(disz) sila3 dabin kaskal-sze3
10. si-im-hu-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
11. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
12. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3#-[iri]
reverse
1. a-da-ra-hu-uh3
  ki du-ni erased at end of line
2. szuszin{ki}-ta du-ni
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
5. 1(disz) dug dida du
6. 5(disz) sila3 dabin kaskal-sze3
7. kal-sza-sza lu2 {gesz}tukul
8. 1(ban2) kasz 1(ban2) ninda lugal
9. elam sa-bu-um{ki}-me
10. u3-na-a-du11 sukkal-mah-ta
11. giri3 kal-sza-sza lu2 {gesz}tukul
12. sa-bu-um{ki}-sze3! du-ni#
13. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DAS, 79

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 27317
  • Accession No.: AOTc 079

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2016-07-28 at 13:29:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-04-10 at 14:15:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“DAS 079 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108858.
DAS 079 artifact entry (No. P108858). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108858
DAS 079 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108858 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108858},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108858
LB  - CDLI:P108858
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - DAS 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108858
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 079 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108858.
DAS 079 artifact entry (No. P108858). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108858
DAS 079 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108858 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 079 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108858},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108858},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108858
LB  - CDLI:P108858
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - DAS 079 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108858
ER  -
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