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DAS 172 (P108926)

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 27406

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. 5(disz)# sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3
3. puzur4-ha-li2 nu-banda3
4. 1(ban2) kasz saga 1(ban2) kasz du
5. 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 ninda sza3 en-nu-sze3
6. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
7. sza3 e2-gal-sze3
8. giri3 puzur4-ha-li2
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. 2(disz) gin2 i3
2. {d}utu-mu mar-tu
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
4. 2(disz) gin2 i3
5. la-gi-ip lu2 kas4
6. [x] sila3# ninda aga3-us2 lugal ki ba-zi-sze3 gen-na
7. [x] sila3# kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
8. [x]-za-bi ra2-gaba
9. [x] sila3# ninda i-di3-{d}iszkur u3 a-a-ni-szu
10. [zi]-ga u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
left
1. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2

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, 172

[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 27406
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.02.22
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-21 at 17:47:41	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2016-07-28 at 14:27:24	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	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 (028506) (028506)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108926.

DAS 172 artifact entry (No. P108926). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108926

DAS 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108926 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108926},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108926
LB  - CDLI:P108926
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - DAS 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108926
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 172 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108926.

DAS 172 artifact entry (No. P108926). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108926

DAS 172 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108926 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 172 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108926},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108926},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108926
LB  - CDLI:P108926
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - DAS 172 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108926
ER  -