NFT p. 184, AO 4303 (P215778)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04303

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

97.0 mm × 73.0 mm × 25.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [n] 2(gesz'u)# 8(gesz2) ku6
2'. ugula an-na-he-gal2
3'. 1(szar'u@v) 2(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 2(gesz2)# ku6
4'. ugula lugal-abzu-a
5'. 1(szar'u@v)# 5(szar2) 7(gesz2)# la2 1(u) ku6
6'. [ugula] ur#-igi
7'. 5(szar'u@v)# 1(szar2) la2 1(gesz'u) ku6 ab#-ba#
8'. [nu]-banda3# lugal-GAN2
9'. [...] x-me
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 1(szar'u@v) 6(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) ku6#
2'. ugula u2-da
3'. 1(szar'u@v) 4(gesz2) ku6
4'. ugula bar-ra-an
5'. szu-ku6 sa-par4-me
6'. 4(szar2) ku6
7'. ugula u2-da
8'. 8(szar2) ku6#
9'. ugula lugal-suhusz#?
10'. 3(szar2) ku6
11'. ugula lu2-{d}nansze
12'. 4(szar2) ku6
13'. ugula lu2-kal#-la#
reverse
column 1
1. 4(szar2) ku6
2. muszen-du3 me
3. 4(szar2) ku6
4. ugula lugal-zi
5. szu-ku6 gi-gid2-me
  blank space
6. szunigin 1(szargal){gal} 3(szar2) la2# 3(gesz2)# ku6 ab-ba
7. nu-banda3 u2-da
8. 2(szar'u@v) la2 1(szar2) ku6
9. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ku6-sze6 gur sag#-gal2#
10. ku6 ab szu#-du8
11. szu-ku6 a-ab-ba-me
  rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. [n ku6] kun#-zi
3. [n] 5(gesz2)# ku6 dar-ra
4. ugula# da-da
5. 1(gesz'u)# 1(gesz2) su-la2-a szah2
6. 1(gesz'u)# ku6 kun-zi
7. 4(gesz'u) ku6 dar-ra
8. ugula lu2-{d}nansze
9. szu-ku6 a-du10-ga-me
  blank space
10. szunigin2 2(szargal){gal} 1(szar'u@v) 3(szar2) la2 4(gesz2) 1(u) ku6 ab-ba
11. [szunigin2 n su]-la2#-a szah2
12. [szunigin2 n ku6] kun#-zi
13. [szunigin2 n ku6 dar-ra]
left
1. [mu ...] {gesz}tukul ba-sag3-a

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 97.0 high × 73.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: NFT, 184, AO 4303

    [Thureau-Dangin1910NFT] Cros, Gaston, and François Thureau-Dangin. 1910. Nouvelles Fouilles de Tello. Edited by Gaston Cros. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: AGGT, 386

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

  • history: Frühe Schrift, p. 184, Kat. no. 18.13 (photo)

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 146 n. 459, p. 177 n. 564, p. 207 + n. 632, p. 218 n. 682, p. 236 n. 785

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: AO 04303
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:53:54 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-12-27 at 12:33:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-28 at 11:13:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:54 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“NFT p. 184, AO 4303 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P215778.
NFT p. 184, AO 4303 artifact entry (No. P215778). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P215778 (Original work published 1970)
NFT p. 184, AO 4303 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P215778 (Accessed: July 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {NFT p. 184, {AO} 4303 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P215778},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P215778},
}


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