OIP 104, 021 (P220637)

Business / Contracts kudurru excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03279 + AO 03280

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Kudurru

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Diorite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal > Business / Contracts (contract field purchase)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. lu2-pa3
2. sa12-du5
3. umma{ki}
4. dumu na-du3
5. sa12-du5
6. ad-da
7. [x] x
  n lines broken
8'. [...] x x x
9'. za3 e2-ti
10'. 1(asz@c) 3(ban2) DAG-HI
11'. za3 e2-ni
12'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) DA lugal
13'. za3 [x] x
  n lines broken
14'. 1(barig@c) x [...]
15'. za3 [...]
16'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [...]
17'. za3 [...]
18'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) [...] GAL [...]
19'. za3 a-gesztin simug
20'. 2(asz@c) x-la2-e2
21'. za3 amar-tur3
22'. 1(asz@c) 4(ban2) us2-gal
23'. za3 ur-PA aszgab
24'. [x] kisal? IM NU DU
25'. za3 du11-ga-ni
26'. |HIxDISZ|-gal
27'. us2-gal
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. aga-zi
2'. lu2-pa3
3'. sa12-du5
4'. umma{ki}
5'. e-sze3-sa10
6'. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2 1(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) siki ma-na
7'. 2(disz) x NIG2 URUDU-UD ma-na
8'. [x] kasz KUR? la2 [x] sag [x] NE [x]
  n lines broken
1'. x [...] x [...]
2'. za3 [...] AN [...]
3'. 4(u@c) [...]
  n lines broken
1'. sa10-bi
2'. 2(u@c) siki ma-na
3'. 1(u@c) sze gur sag-gal2
4'. 3(asz@c) {tug2}aktum
5'. 1(asz@c) nig2-la2 sag
6'. 1(asz@c) x [...]
7'. [...] x [...]
8'. 1(u@c) [...]
9'. x [...]
  rest broken
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [5(asz@c)] siki ma-na di-utu
3'. {d}nansze-nu-me-a
4'. 5(disz) siki ma-na dingir-pa-e3
5'. dub-sar
6'. 5(disz) siki ma-na lagasz{ki} [x]
7'. nimgir
8'. 5(disz) siki ma-[na] lugal-kisz-x-[x]
9'. u4 NI za3 [x] GAG [x x x]
10'. KA [...] KI [...]
  n lines broken
11'. [...] NE-RU
12'. GI? x
13'. 5(disz) siki ma-na
14'. amar-{d}saman
15'. dub-sar
16'. 5(disz) siki ma-na dur9-tur
  rest broken
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x LAL?
2'. sa10-ta
3'. [x] ma-[na ...]
  rest broken
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. [x] hu-bu7{bu} erim2
2'. e2 [x] SZUL x [x] zi
3'. [x x] e ga LAGAB
4'. za3 amar-tur3
5'. [a]-sza3 HU-KU-BU erim2
6'. x 3(asz@c) [...]
  n lines broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [x] sag [x] sze3
3'. [x] USZ [x] x
  rest broken
column 6
  beginning broken
1'. LU2 [x] GAL [x x]
2'. [...]
3'. [...]
4'. [...]
5'. [x x] TUR x
6'. 5(disz) [siki] ma-[na] PAP-x
7'. 5(disz) siki [ma-na] lugal-[x] x [x]
8'. 5(disz) siki [ma-na] NAGAR [x]
9'. x [...]
  n lines broken
10'. umma[{ki}]
11'. [x] TUG2 [x] GESZ-NE a2 [x]
12'. lu2 [x x]
13'. [e-sze3-sa10?]
4'. x [...]
15'. x [x] x [x]
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Kudurru Artifact type comments:

    statue; kudurru

  • Material: Igneous rock > Diorite
  • Measurements (mm):
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:
  • Artifact comments:

    statue; kudurru

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 03279 + AO 03280
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
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  • Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    based on remarks by Biggs OIP 097, p. 72 to no. 1

  • Dates Referenced: Eannatum.00.00.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:13:22 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:11:40 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 19:10:24 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-09-25 at 08:28:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-21 at 08:25:23 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-21 at 08:22:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-05-19 at 16:37:49 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-06 at 17:10:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-06 at 17:09:09 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:50:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-03-13 at 17:23:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-08-02 at 12:56:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:30 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220637.
OIP 104, 021 artifact entry (No. P220637). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220637 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 104, 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220637 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {OIP 104, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220637},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220637
LB  - CDLI:P220637
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - OIP 104, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220637
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“OIP 104, 021 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220637.
OIP 104, 021 artifact entry (No. P220637). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220637 (Original work published 2003)
OIP 104, 021 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220637 (Accessed: August 22, 2025).
@misc{2024OIP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-22]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {OIP 104, 021 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220637},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220637},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220637
LB  - CDLI:P220637
M1  - 2025/8/22/
TI  - OIP 104, 021 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220637
ER  -
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