DAS 242 (P108977)

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 02547

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) bir3 {ansze}kunga2 1(ban2) sze lugal#-ta
2. 1(disz) bir3 dusu2 8(disz) sila3-ta
3. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
4. sze-bi 1(asz) 4(barig) gur
5. sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2 ki-sur-ra{ki}
6. 2(disz) bir3 dusu2 8(disz) sila3-ta
7. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
8. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) gur
9. sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2 gir2-su{ki}
10. 1(disz) bir3 dusu2 8(disz) sila3-ta
11. u4 1(disz)-kam u4 3(u)-sze3
12. sze-bi 4(barig)
13. sza3-gal ansze zi-gum2 un-sa6-ga{ki}
14. 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz saga 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu saga
15. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga
16. puzur4-{d}en-lil2-la2
reverse
1. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) dabin
2. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
3. ba-za-za
4. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) dabin
5. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
6. lugal-ezem
7. lu2 {gesz}tukul i7-da gub-ba-me
8. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
9. a-gu-gu-a
10. 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) dabin 1(disz) sila3 i3
11. na-sa6
12. lu2 {gesz}tukul-sze3 us2-sa-me
  esz2-us2-sa?
14. 2(barig) kasz 2(barig) dabin
15. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
16. dan-u2-pi2 elam
17. 1(barig) ninda lugal er3-lugal u3 lu2-me-lam2 lu2 hu-<bu7{bu}>
18. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DAS, 242

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

  • citation: RA 3 (pp. 118-146), 134 07 = obv. 6-9 ?

    [Thureau-Dangin1895RA3] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1895. “LA COMPTABILITÉ AGRICOLE EN CHALDÉE: AU TROISIÈME MILLÉNAIRE.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 3 (4): 118–46.

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  • Museum No.: AO 02547
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-24 at 10:59:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2018-01-01 at 10:29:06 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:27:36 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:14 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 242 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P108977.
DAS 242 artifact entry (No. P108977). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P108977 (Original work published 2001)
DAS 242 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P108977 (Accessed: May 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {DAS 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P108977},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P108977},
}

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