DP 057 (P220707)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13265

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. [2(asz@c) ninda KA]-gu7
2. 3(asz@c) ninda bappir3
3. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 ga'ar gal-gal 1(disz@t) kur2 sze sa 1(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
4. 2(asz@c) sa lu{sar}
5. 2(asz@c) sa szum2 sikil
6. 2(asz@c) sa sar mu11-mu11
7. 1(asz@c) dug kas sig15
8. 1(asz@c) dug kas ge6
9. 1(asz@c) ku6 sag-kesz2
10. [x] udu
11. [x] zi3
1-3 lines missing
column 2
1. [1(disz@t)] bara2-nam-tar-ra
2. 2(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
3. 3(asz@c) ninda bappir3
4. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 ga'ar gal-gal 1(disz@t) kur2 sze sa 1(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
5. 2(asz@c) lu{sar}
6. 2(asz@c) szum2 sikil
7. 2(asz@c) sar
8. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
9. 1(asz@c) kas ge6
10. 1(asz@c) ku6 sag-kesz2
11. 1(asz@c) udu
12. 1(disz@t) du-du
13. sanga
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
2. 3(asz@c) ninda bappir3
3. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) sila3 ga'ar gal-gal 1(disz@t) sila3 sze sa 1(asz@c) nig2-du3-a {gesz}haszhur
4. 2(asz@c) lu{sar}
5. 2(asz@c) szum2 sikil
6. 2(asz@c) sar
7. 2(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an ku6 dar-ra
8. 1(asz@c) ku6 sag-kesz2
9. ki 5(disz@t)-sze3
10. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
11. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
12. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
13. [1(disz@t)] lugal#!-[u4-de3]
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) gan#!-[giri16{ki}]
2. 1(asz@c) udu
3. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam
4. 1(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
5. 1(asz@c) ninda bappir3
6. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) sila3 sze sa
7. ki 8(disz@t)-sze3
8. 1(disz@t) nin-zabar3
9. 1(disz@t) ma-ma
10. 1(disz@t) nin-me-du10-ga
11. 1(disz@t) gan-tul2!-sag
12. 1(disz@t) a-ir-nun
13. a-szurmin
14. nin-hi-li-su3
15. dim3#-tur
3 lines missing
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) ninda gu2-gu2
2. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
3. 1(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} ga
4. me-sirara3-DU
5. ki gu2-sze3 ba-ne-de6
6. 1(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
7. 1(asz@c) ninda bappir3
8. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) sila3 ga'ar gal-gal 1(disz@t) sila3 sze sa
9. ki 8(disz@t)-sze3
10. 1(disz@t) nin-zabar3
11. 1(disz@t) ma-ma
12. 1(disz@t) nin-me-du10-ga
13. 1(disz@t) gan-tul2-sag
14. [1(disz@t) a-ir-nun]
15. [1(disz@t) a-szurmin]
16. [1(disz@t) nin-hi-li-su3]
column 6
1. [1(disz@t) dim3-tur]
2. 1(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
3. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
4. za3-ta-ne-ne-kam
5. 2(asz@c) ninda gu2-gu2
6. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum
7. 1(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} ga
8. me-sirara3-DU
9. e2-a gesz bi2-se3
10. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
11. 2(asz@c) zi3 mun-du
12. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
13. 1(asz@c) kas ge6
14. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 gesztin [...]
rest of column missing
column 7
1. [...]
2. 1(disz@t) kur2 i3 1(disz@t) kur2 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) kur2 ga'ar gal-gal
3. 1(disz@t) kur2 sze sa
4. 2(asz@c) lu{sar}
5. 2(asz@c) szum2 sikil
6. 2(asz@c) sar
7. 2(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an ku6 dar-ra
8. 1(asz@c) ku6 sag-kesz2
9. ki [5(disz@t)]-sze3
10. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
11. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
12. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
13. 1(disz@t) lugal-u4-de3
14. 1(disz@t) gan-giri16{ki}
15. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
16. 1(asz@c) kas sig15
17. 1(asz@c) kas ge6
column 8
1. [5(disz@t)-ne]-ne-[kam]
2. 1(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
3. 1(asz@c) ninda bappir3
4. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) sila3 ga'ar gal-gal 1(disz@t) sila3 sze sa
5. ki 8(disz@t)-sze3
6. 1(disz@t) nin-zabar3
7. 1(disz@t) ma-ma
8. 1(disz@t) nin-me-du10-ga
9. 1(disz@t) gan-tul2-sag
10. 1(disz@t) a-ir-nun
11. 1(disz@t) a-szurmin
12. 1(disz@t) nin-hi-li-su3
13. 1(disz@t) dim3-[tur]
14. 1(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
15. 1(asz@c) kas [sig15]
16. 1(asz@c) kas [ge6]
reverse
column 1
beginning of column missing
1'. 1(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
2'. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) sila3 gesztin ziz2 1(disz@t) masz ki-a-nag
3'. 2(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
4'. 3(asz@c) ninda bappir3
5'. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) sila3 ga'ar gal-gal 1(disz@t) sila3 sze sa
6'. [...]
column 2
beginning of column missing
1'. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
2'. 1(disz@t) lugal-u4-de3
3'. 1(disz@t) gan-giri16
4'. 2(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
5'. 2(disz@t) kas sig15
6'. 2(disz@t) kas ge6
7'. 1(asz@c) udu
8'. 5(disz@t)-ne-ne-kam
9'. 1(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
column 3
beginning of column missing
1'. 1(disz@t) a-ir-nun
2'. 1(disz@t) a-szurmin
3'. 1(disz@t) nin-hi-li-su3
4'. 1(disz@t) dim3-tur
5'. 1(ban2@c) zi3 sig15
6'. 2(asz@c) kas sig15
7'. za3-ta-ne-ne-kam
8'. 2(asz@c) ninda gu2-gu2
9'. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) sila3 ga'ar
column 4
beginning of column missing
1'. [x] ninda bappir3
2'. 1(disz@t) sila3 i3 1(disz@t) sila3 zu2-lum 1(disz@t) sila3 ga'ar gal-gal 1(disz@t) sila3 sze sa
3'. 1(asz@c) lu{sar}
4'. 1(asz@c) szum2 sikil
5'. 1(asz@c) sar
6'. ki 5(disz@t)-sze3
7'. 1(disz@t) ur-utu
8'. 1(disz@t) gesz-ri
9'. 1(disz@t) gan-{d}ba-ba6
column 5
beginning of column missing
1'. ki 8(disz@t)-sze3
2'. 1(disz@t) nin-zabar3
3'. 1(disz@t) ma-ma
4'. 1(disz@t) nin-me-du10-ga
5'. 1(disz@t) gan-tul2-sag
6'. 1(disz@t) a-ir-nun
7'. 1(disz@t) a-szurmin
8'. 1(disz@t) nin-hi-li-su3
9'. 1(disz@t) dim3-tur
column 6
column missing
column 7
column missing
column 8
column missing
column 9
beginning of column missing
1'. 2(u@c) [...]
2'. 1(u@c) [...]
3'. 5(disz@t)#? [...]
4'. 5(disz@t)#? [kur2 x sila3] zu2-[lum ...]
5'. [...]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.00.00.00 nearcertain, restored
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220707
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P220707

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
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 13265
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre)	cl010137981

References

primary: DP, 57

[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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:48	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-03-05 at 16:41:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:31	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“DP 057 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220707.

DP 057 artifact entry (No. P220707). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220707 (Original work published 2003)

DP 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220707 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220707},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220707
LB  - CDLI:P220707
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - DP 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220707
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 057 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220707.

DP 057 artifact entry (No. P220707). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220707 (Original work published 2003)

DP 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220707 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220707},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220707},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220707
LB  - CDLI:P220707
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - DP 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220707
ER  -