DAS 333 (P109048)

Letter 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 27522

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ba-zi-mu-ra#
 en: To Bazimu
2. u3-na-a-du11
 en: speak:
3. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
 en: 177 gur 3 barig 2 ban2
4. lu2-{d}dumu-zi sanga
 en: for Lu-Dumuzi, the chief household manager,
5. in-da-gal2
 en: are recorded.
reverse
1. ki-be2 ha-na-ab-gi4-gi4
 en: May he make restitution!
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P109048

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 27522
Accession Number AOTc 333

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028629

References

  • primary: DAS, 333

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

  • history: OrAnt 7, p.165-179, p. 170 3

    [Pettinato1968lettere] Pettinato, Giovanni. 1968. “Aggiunte al Corpus Di Lettere Amministrative Della Terza Dinastia Di Ur.” Oriens Antiquus 7: 165–79.

  • history: Fish, ArOr 28, 172-173

    [sec10273] N.d.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2019-09-09 at 11:42:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:12:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:15 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 333 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109048.
DAS 333 artifact entry (No. P109048). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109048
DAS 333 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109048 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 333 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109048},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109048},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P109048
LB  - CDLI:P109048
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - DAS 333 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109048
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DAS 333 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P109048.
DAS 333 artifact entry (No. P109048). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P109048
DAS 333 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P109048 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2001DAS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {DAS 333 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P109048},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P109048},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P109048
LB  - CDLI:P109048
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - DAS 333 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P109048
ER  -
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