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DPA 48 (P213176)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

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Museum Collection(s)

University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Museum Number

PULiège 0042

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. en-ma
2. da-da
3. a-na lugal-ra
4. ur-tur
5. szu amar-su4
reverse
1. sze a u-sa2-di3-in

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Collections

University of Liège, Liège, Belgium

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
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Related publications

primary: DPA, 48

[Limet1973DPA] Limet, Henri. 1973. Étude de Documents de La Période d’Agadé Appartenant à l’Université de Liège. Bibliothèque de La Faculté de Philosophie et Lettres de l’Université de Liège, Fascicule 206. Paris: Les Belles Lettres.
history: FAOS 19, Gir 17

[Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: PULiège 0042
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:26	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

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Cite this Artifacts

“DPA 48 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213176.

DPA 48 artifact entry (No. P213176). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213176 (Original work published 1970)

DPA 48 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213176 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {DPA 48 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213176},
}

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PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P213176
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - DPA 48 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213176
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DPA 48 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 23, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P213176.

DPA 48 artifact entry (No. P213176). (2024, August 23). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213176 (Original work published 1970)

DPA 48 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213176 (Accessed: March 28, 2026).

@misc{2024DPA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-28]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {aug 23},
	title = {DPA 48 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213176},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/8/23/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P213176
LB  - CDLI:P213176
M1  - 2026/3/28/
TI  - DPA 48 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213176
ER  -