DP 002 (P220668)

Legal tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13210

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Igneous rock > Syenite

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

67.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 31.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. _ensi2#_
2'. zimbir#{ki}
  [NUN] UD# KIB@v
3'. i3-lum-gar3
4'. pu3-su-gi
5'. u9!(|EZEMxAN|)-zi-um
6'. i-gu-ku-dingir
7'. _dumu_ u9-zi-um
8'. i-bi2-{d}utu
9'. _dumu#_ na-ni
reverse
column 1
10'. 1(asz)# _i3_ isz-du-du
11'. pu3-za-um
12'. 1(asz) puzur4-be-li2
13'. _dumu_# su-mu-{d}a-a
14'. [_i3_] isz-du-du
15'. ib#?-lu-dingir
16'. [1(disz) x]-x-esz4-dar
17'. [_i3_ isz-du]-du#!
  rest broken
obverse
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. e3#-da#-[su]
2'. _im#-u3_
3'. a-rum2
4'. na-mu-ra-[zu?]
5'. e3-da-su#
6'. _im-mar-tu#_
7'. kar-ki-rum2
8'. e3-da-su
9'. _im_ sa-ti-um
10'. _lu2_ i-nin-num2
11'. x
reverse
column 2
12'. _szu-nigin2 2(u@c) abba2#_
13'. in _e2#_
14'. i-lu-[lu?]
15'. _dumu_ i3-li2-x-[x]
16'. _ensi2#_
17'. _ninda# gu7#
18'. _kasz i3-nag#
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) [uncertain]
Jan Keet: Old Akkadian
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P220668

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 67.0 mm × 90.0 mm × 31.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Igneous rock > Syenite
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 13210
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010137926

References

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 16:55:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2018-06-20 at 17:52:50 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI Approved View
2017-06-18 at 14:59:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“DP 002 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220668.
DP 002 artifact entry (No. P220668). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220668 (Original work published 2003)
DP 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220668 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {DP 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220668},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220668
LB  - CDLI:P220668
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - DP 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220668
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 002 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220668.
DP 002 artifact entry (No. P220668). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220668 (Original work published 2003)
DP 002 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220668 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {DP 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220668},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220668},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220668
LB  - CDLI:P220668
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - DP 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220668
ER  -
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