DAS 171 (P108925)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 27405

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) kasz saga 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. szu-esz18-dar e2# la-a-a-sze3 gen-na
4. 2(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) ninda
5. gu-za-la2 sza3 en-nu-me
6. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
7. 2(disz) gin2 i3
8. ar-szi-ah lu2 kas4
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
10. 2(disz) gin2 i3
11. ur-szu-ga-lam-ma
reverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. a-bu-ni
4. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
5. szuba3-bi
6. 2(disz) sila3 ninda i-di3-{d}iszkur
7. 2(disz) sila3 ninda a-a-ni-szu
8. ra2-gaba siki-da gen-na-me
9. 5(disz) sila3 kasz dan-u2-pi2
10. zi-ga u4 5(disz)-kam
11. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P108925

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 27405
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028505

References

  • primary: DAS, 171

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:29:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:12 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 171 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108925.
DAS 171 artifact entry (No. P108925). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108925
DAS 171 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108925 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108925},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108925
LB  - CDLI:P108925
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - DAS 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108925
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 171 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108925.
DAS 171 artifact entry (No. P108925). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108925
DAS 171 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108925 (Accessed: April 23, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 171 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108925},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108925
LB  - CDLI:P108925
M1  - 2026/4/23/
TI  - DAS 171 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108925
ER  - 
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