DAS 189 (P108939)

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 27422

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. puzur4-ha-mi
3. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 ninda
4. sza3 en-nu-me
5. 4(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 ninda
6. sza3 e2-gal-me
7. giri3 puzur4-ha-mi
8. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 i3-udu
10. nu-ur2-i3-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la#
11. 2(disz) sila3 kasz sila3 ninda
12. 2(disz) gin2 i3 sza3-iri
13. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) ninda kaskal-sze3
reverse
1. i-ri2#?-i3-li2 gesz-i3-sze3# gen-na
2. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
3. 2(disz) gin2 i3
4. ur-e2-babbar2 mar-tu
5. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda#
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3#
7. {d}nanna-mu-dah#?
8. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
9. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 i3-udu
10. szu-bu3-tum2 lu2 {gesz}tukul-gu-la
  blank space
11. zi-ga u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
12. iti ezem-{d}li9-si4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P108939

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 27422
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028519

References

  • primary: DAS, 189

    [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
2016-07-28 at 14:27:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:41:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2016-04-02 at 21:38:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-08-24 at 12:10:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:02 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 189 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108939.
DAS 189 artifact entry (No. P108939). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108939
DAS 189 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108939 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108939},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108939
LB  - CDLI:P108939
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - DAS 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108939
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DAS 189 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P108939.
DAS 189 artifact entry (No. P108939). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108939
DAS 189 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108939 (Accessed: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 189 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108939},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108939},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P108939
LB  - CDLI:P108939
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - DAS 189 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P108939
ER  -
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