DP 043 (P220693)

Administrative 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 13251

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) masz
2. {gesz}gigir2
3. 1(asz@c) udu ba-gara2
4. 1(asz@c) udu sza3-pa3
5. 1(asz@c) udu {d}inanna
6. 1(asz@c) udu {d}ga2-tum3-du10
7. 1(asz@c) masz abzu e
8. 1(asz@c) masz {d}en-ki sila dagal
9. 1(asz@c) masz ki-a-nag
10. 1(asz@c) masz ki-su3-PA-EL
11. lagasz{ki}-sa
column 2
1. gesz e-tag
2. 1(asz@c) sila4
3. {d}nansze
4. ka e2-gidri-ka-ta
5. i3-kux(DU)
6. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
7. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) sila4 1(asz@c) masz
8. {d}nansze
9. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-gir2-su
10. 1(asz@c) masz {d}hendur-sag
11. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nansze
column 3
1. u4 mete-na-ka
2. i3-kux(DU)
3. u4 2(disz@t)-kam
4. 1(asz@c) gukkal 1(asz@c) udu bar nigin2-na 1(asz@c) masz
5. {d}nansze
6. 1(asz@c) udu {d}en-ki gi-gu3-na
7. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-gir2-su
8. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-dar
9. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nin-musz3-<bar>
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nin-mar{ki}
2. 1(asz@c) udu {d}dumu-zi abzu
3. 1(asz@c) udu bar nigin2-na {d}hendur-sag
4. 1(asz@c) masz abzu-mah
5. 1(asz@c) udu {d}gan-tur3
6. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nin-ur3
7. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-dub
8. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-szubur
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) udu {d}mes-an-du
2. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-a-su
3. 1(asz@c) udu {d}szul-|MUSZxPA| e2-mah
4. 1(asz@c) udu {d}asznan
5. 1(asz@c) masz e2-ad-da
6. 1(asz@c) masz {d}ga2-tum3-du10
7. 1(asz@c) udu {d}inanna
column 6
1. 1(asz@c) masz {d}lugal-uru11{ki}
2. 1(asz@c) udu ki-a-nag
3. 1(asz@c) masz {gesz}gigir2
4. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nansze
5. u4 mete-na-ka
6. i3-kux(DU)
7. u4 3(disz@t)!-kam
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gu4 1(asz@c) udu bar nigin2-na 1(asz@c) udu gur-ra 1(asz@c) sila4 1(asz@c) masz bar-dul5
2. mun-du-kam
3. 1(asz@c) masz esz3 u4 mete-na-ka
4. i3-kux(DU)
5. {d}nansze
6. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz
7. {gesz}gigir2
column 2
1. en-gil-sa
2. i3-kux(DU)
3. u4 4(disz@t)-kam
4. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) sila4 1(barig@c) {d}nansze
5. 1(asz@c) masz ur-tur3
6. 1(asz@c) masz ba-gara2
7. mun-du-kam
8. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nansze
9. u4 mete-na-ka
10. i3-kux(DU)
column 3
1. u4 5(disz@t)-kam
2. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nansze
3. ge6-ba-a-ka
4. i3-kux(DU)
5. 1(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3
6. e2-ad-da
7. 1(asz@c) masz ba-gara2
8. 1(asz@c) udu 1(barig@c) {d}nin-a-su
9. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-gir2-su
10. 1(asz@c) masz {d}ba-ba6
column 4
1. u4 6(disz@t)-kam
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) gu4 3(asz@c) udu bar nigin2-na 2(asz@c) gukkal 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) udu 4(asz@c) sila4 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) masz 2(asz@c) masz-da3
2. udu gu7-a
3. ezem-munu4-gu7 {d}nansze-ka-kam 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 6
1. nig2 gesz tag-ga-a e-sar

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P220693

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 13251
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010137967

References

  • primary: DP, 43

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-12-17 at 16:34:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-04-24 at 11:44:15 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:47 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-02 at 17:50:27 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 043 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220693.
DP 043 artifact entry (No. P220693). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220693 (Original work published 2003)
DP 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220693 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220693},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220693
LB  - CDLI:P220693
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - DP 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220693
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 043 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220693.
DP 043 artifact entry (No. P220693). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220693 (Original work published 2003)
DP 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220693 (Accessed: April 12, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220693},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220693},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220693
LB  - CDLI:P220693
M1  - 2026/4/12/
TI  - DP 043 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220693
ER  -
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