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DAS 157 (P108915)

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 27392

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

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 kasz 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. sza3 en-nu
3. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 6(disz) sila3 ninda
4. sza3 e2-gal
5. giri3 dan-u2-pi2
6. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 4(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. ur-{d}ba-ba6 ur-sze3 gen-na
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3
11. da-a-a sukkal
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. ur-{d}lamma mar-tu
4. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3
6. da-ni-a lu2 kas4
7. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
8. 2(disz) gin2 i3
9. ad-da elam
blank space
10. zi-ga u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
11. iti mu-szu-du7

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: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DAS, 157

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 27392
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.09.22
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-04-02 at 21:41:03	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2016-04-02 at 21:38:50	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:29:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:12:01	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:18:12	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028495) (028495)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 157 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108915.

DAS 157 artifact entry (No. P108915). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108915

DAS 157 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108915 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108915},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108915
LB  - CDLI:P108915
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - DAS 157 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108915
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 157 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108915.

DAS 157 artifact entry (No. P108915). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108915

DAS 157 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108915 (Accessed: January 30, 2026).

@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 157 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108915},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108915
LB  - CDLI:P108915
M1  - 2026/1/30/
TI  - DAS 157 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108915
ER  -