DP 032 (P220688)

Legal tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13240

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c)#? e2 sar [...]
  several lines broken
1'. [...] x
2'. [...]-ke4
3'. [e]-sze3-sa10
4'. nig2-sa10-bi 1/3(asz@c){sza} ku3 luh-ha
5'. nig2-sa10 e2-kam
6'. 1(asz@c) bar-dul5 gid2-da
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) ku3 gin2-kam?
  several lines broken
1'. [...]-ta-gi4
2'. nig2-ba-sze3
3'. szu ba-ti
4'. 1(asz@c) |NIG2.SAG.LAL.MUNUS|
5'. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) [bar-si]
6'. 8(asz@c) ninda
7'. 3(asz@c) tu7 sila3
8'. 1(u@c) ku6 dar-ra
9'. igi-ga-zi-de3
column 3
1. szu ba-ti
2. 2(asz@c) siki ma-na
3. 5(asz@c) bar-si
4. 1(u@c) la2! 1(disz@t) ninda
5. 3(asz@c) tu7 sila3
6. 1(u@c) ku6 dar-ra
7. ur-du6
8. gala
9. [szu ba]-ti
10. 1(asz@c) siki ma-na
11. 2(u@c) ninda
12. 5(asz@c) bar-si
13. 3(asz@c) tu7 sila3
14. 5(asz@c) ku6 dar-ra
15. lugal-szu
16. szu ba-ti
17. 1(asz@c) siki ma-na
18. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c)! ninda
19. 5(asz@c) bar-si
20. 3(asz@c) tu7 sila3
21. 5(asz@c) ku6 dar-ra
column 4
1. igi-lum-ma-sze3
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda!
3. 5(asz@c) bar-si
4. 1(asz@c) siki ma-na
5. 5(asz@c) ku6 dar-ra
6. nin-nig2-hi:li-DU
7. szu ba-ti
8. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda
9. 5(asz@c) bar-si
10. 3(asz@c) tu7 sila3
11. 1(u@c) ku6 dar-ra
12. bara2-u4-su3-sze3
13. szu ba-ti
14. 2(asz@c) ninda
15. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
16. lugal-u3-ma
17. 2(asz@c) ninda
18. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
19. ur-en-ge6-dam
20. 2(asz@c) ninda
21. [1(asz@c) tu7 sila3]
22. [...]
23. 2(asz@c) ninda
24. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
25. lugal-u3-ma
column 5
1. dumu lugal-szu-me
2. szu ba-ti
3. 2(asz@c) ninda
4. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
5. du6?-ta
6. dumu igi-lum-ma-sze3
7. szu ba-ti
8. 2(asz@c) ninda
9. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
10. ur-{d}dumu-zi
11. dumu bara2-u4-su3-sze3
12. szu ba-ti
13. 1(u@c) ninda
14. 5(asz@c) tu7 sila3
15. en-kisal-si
16. szu ba-ti
17. 2(asz@c) ninda
18. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
19. lugal-szu12
20. musz-lah5
21. 2(asz@c) ninda
22. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
23. ur-lugal
24. dumu KA-ku5
25. 2(asz@c) ninda
26. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
27. ur-utu
column 6
1. sipa-ne
2. 2(asz@c) ninda
3. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
4. szesz-tur
5. dub-sar
6. 2(asz@c) ninda
7. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
8. il2
9. dub-sar
10. 2(asz@c) ninda
11. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
12. ka5-a
13. 2(asz@c) ninda
14. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
15. ur-sag
16. 2(asz@c) ninda
17. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
18. szesz-tur
19. kur-giri3-ni-sze3
20. 2(asz@c) ninda
21. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
22. a-abzu-si
23. gudu4 dug-ru
24. 2(asz@c) ninda
25. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
26. di-utu
27. u18-di
28. 2(asz@c) ninda
29. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
30. en-kalam
31. gala
32. 2(asz@c) ninda
33. 1(asz@c) tu7 sila3
column 7
1. nig2-du7-pa-[e3]
2. szesz sanga
3. lu2 ki inim-ma-bi-me
4. 1(asz@c) sze gur 2(asz@c) UL
5. 1(asz@c) dug kas ge6
6. 1(u@c) ku6 dar-ra
7. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
8. nimgir-re2
9. szu ba-ti
10. gag-bi e2-gar8-ra bi2-[du3]
11. i3-bi# za3-ge# bi2-ak#

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Seals

? as stated in Postgate, Early Mesopotamia p. 061 fig. 3:9 (identified as DP 033)

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) S999999 - -

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P220688

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 13240
Accession Number

References

  • primary: DP, 32

    [AllottedelaFuÿe1908-1920DP] Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice. 1908-1920. Documents Présargoniques. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: SRU, 32

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2008-10-09 at 16:03:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-16 at 17:54:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI 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 Artifacts

“DP 032 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220688.
DP 032 artifact entry (No. P220688). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220688
DP 032 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220688 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220688},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220688
LB  - CDLI:P220688
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - DP 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220688
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 032 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220688.
DP 032 artifact entry (No. P220688). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220688
DP 032 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220688 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 032 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220688},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220688},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220688
LB  - CDLI:P220688
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - DP 032 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220688
ER  - 
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