DP 113 (P220763)

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 13321

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. [8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 sze-ba 1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)
2. [1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5] 1(barig@c)
3. [3(asz@c) nu-kiri6 1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)
4. [sze]-bi [4(asz@c) la2] 2(ban2@c) [gur] saggal
5. [dingir-a]-mu
6. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
9. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e2-ku4
10. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
12. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
column 2
1. [7(asz@c) igi]-nu-du8 [1(barig@c)] 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
4. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) ur-ki
5. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
7. sze-bi 2(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) en-kisal-si
8. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
10. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) nimgir-abzu
11. [sze]-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2) nimgir-abzu
12. 2(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c)
14. sze-bi 1(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) ur-pu2
15. 4(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 3
1. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) za3-mu
2. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
3. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
4. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2) ur-{d}szul-pa-e3
5. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
6. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2) amar-ezem
7. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2) e-ta-e11
9. igi-nu-du8 gesz-kin-ti-me
10. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) sipa-inim-gi-na
11. 1(barig@c) [{d}]en-lil2-bad3
12. 1(barig@c) [{d}]nin-gir2-su-bad3
13. 1(barig@c) szu-na
14. nita-me
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-[sze3?]-nu-kar2-kar2
2. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
3. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-na-nam
4. 1(barig@c) nin-nu-nam-szita
5. 1(barig@c) nin-gil-sa
6. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
7. 1(barig@c) [nin]-sza3-la2-tuku
8. munus-me
9. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
11. 7(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
12. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 2(ban2) me-lu2-nu-DU
13. 2(barig@c) gala-tur
14. 1(barig@c) en-kur-ra-a-ra2-nu2
15. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
16. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
17. 1(barig@c) nir-an-da-gal2
column 5
1. 1(barig@c) zi-mu-an-<da>-gal2
2. nita-me
3. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-da
4. 1(barig@c) nin-edin-ne2
5. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
6. 1(barig@c) za-na
7. munus-me
8. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 2(barig@c)
9. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
10. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
11. sze-bi 3(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) en-ku3
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) {d}inanna-tesz2-mu
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) {d}nansze-lu2-sa6-ga
14. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}gaszam
15. 1(barig@c) utu-lu2-sa6-ga
16. nita-me
17. [1(barig@c)] {d}ba-ba6-mu-tu
18. 1(barig@c) {d}inanna-da-gal-di
19. 1(barig@c) gan-tilla2
20. 1(barig@c) nin-tesz2-mu
column 6
1. munus-me
2. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
4. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 4(ban2) lugal-sipa
6. 1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2
7. 1(barig@c) en-[ku3]
8. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-[gir2-su]-tesz2-mu
9. nita-me
10. 1(barig@c) nig2-banda3{da}
11. 1(barig@c) nin-<<lu2>>-lu2-mu
12. 1(barig@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
13. 1(barig@c) nin-masz-e
14. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-zi-mu
15. 1(barig@c) e-da-nam
16. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
17. 6(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
18. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [ur-{d}]nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
19. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-[du10]
20. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
column 7
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-{d}nansze-mu-tu
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-lu2-du10
3. 1(barig@c) e2-zi
4. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
5. 1(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
6. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
7. il2-me
8. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
9. 1(barig@c) lugal-ga2
10. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
11. 1(barig@c) bu3-bu3-ga2-ni-du10
12. 1(barig@c) lugal-inim-gi-na
13. 1(barig@c) a-tesz2-mu
14. 4(ban2@c) ha-ma-ti
15. 4(ban2@c) a2-na-mu-gub
16. sagi-me
17. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
18. [1(barig@c)] mu-ni-uri3
column 8
1. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
2. muhaldim-me
3. 1(barig@c) lugal-surx(ERIM)
4. 1(barig@c) nam-mah-ni
5. sukkal-me
6. 4(ban2@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
7. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
8. lu2 e2-nig2-ka-me
9. 1(barig@c) nig2-du7-pa-e3
10. 4(ban2@c) nir-an-da-gal2
11. lu2 [e2]-sza3-ga-me
12. 1(barig@c) e2-mete
13. 1(barig@c) nin-al-sa6
14. 1(barig@c) nin-si-sa2
15. 2(ban2@c) dumu-[nita]
16. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-[ba6]-lu2-sa6-ga
17. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
18. ar3-du2 munus-me
column 9
1. 1(barig@c) ur2-ni
2. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
3. lu2 a kum2-me
4. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
5. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-da-gal-di
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szesz-lu2-du10
7. dub-sar-me
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) dingir-al-sa6
9. nita-am6
10. 1(barig@c) {d}inanna-menx(|GA2xEN|)
11. munus-am6
12. szu-i-me
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}PA-igi-du
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) surx(ERIM)-tesz2-mu
15. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
16. lu2 igi-<nigin2*>-na-me
17. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
reverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
3. 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
4. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
5. nita-me
6. 2(asz@c) munus 2(barig@c)
7. 1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
8. 3(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi 8(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sza3 dub e2-gal
10. 1(barig@c) {d}en-lil2-da
11. 1(barig@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu
12. simug-me
13. 1(barig@c) i7-mud
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2) sipa-lagasz{ki}-ki-ag2
15. aszgab-me
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e-ta-e11
17. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
18. tug2-du8-me
19. gesz-kin-ti-me
column 2
1. 3(ban2@c) nig2-gur11-kur-ra
2. 3(ban2@c) nam-mah
3. 3(ban2@c) zi-mu
4. 3(ban2@c) ur-ki
5. 3(ban2@c) igi-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
6. 3(ban2@c) ur-{d}pa-bil3-sag
7. 3(ban2@c) gub-ba-ni
8. 3(ban2@c) utu-lu2-mu
9. nita-me
10. 3(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu-bi2-du11
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
12. i3-du8-me
13. 2(barig@c) e-ta-e11
14. 1(barig@c) e-ta-e11
15. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
16. sipa masz-me
17. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
18. gab2-ra
19. ur-{d}en-ki
20. sag-apin-ka
21. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
column 3
1. gab2-ra
2. en-DU
3. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. gab2-ra
5. lugal-da-nu-me-a
6. sipa udu siki-ka-me
7. 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. gir2-nun
9. gab2-ra
10. 2(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
11. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
12. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
13. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
14. ur-ki
15. gab2-kas4
16. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-da-ri2
17. gab2-ra
18. en-ku4
19. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}-ka
20. 2(barig@c) utu-lu2-mu
21. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-i3-nun
2. 1(barig@c) lugal-a-mu
3. nita-me
4. 4(ban2@c) za-na
5. munus-am6
6. U2-U2
7. sanga e2-gal-la
8. e-da-se12
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}inanna
10. ma2-lah5
11. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
12. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
13. 1(asz@c) [lu2 1(barig@c)]
14. 8(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
15. nita-me
16. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)!
17. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
18. sze-bi 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) sza3 dub didli
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 4(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
3. 8(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. 5(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
6. 8(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
7. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
8. nita-me
9. 2(asz@c) munus 2(barig@c)
10. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
11. 5(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
column 6
1. gu2-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) lu2 tur mah-ba
2. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 il2 sza3 dub didli
4. lu2 u2-rum
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. ganun SAR-ta
7. iti# ezem munu4 gu7
8. [{d}]nansze-ka
9. en-ig-gal
10. nu-banda3
11. [e]-ne-ba
column 7
1. sa6-sa6
2. dam URU-KA-gi-na
3. lugal
4. lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 8(disz@t) ba-am6

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/P220763

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 13321
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138038

References

  • primary: DP, 113

    [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
2020-08-21 at 03:00:22 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:02 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:31 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-22 at 08:29:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-20 at 07:16:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2010-01-11 at 17:45:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-11-14 at 20:49:33 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:49 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-03-07 at 19:11:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:32 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 113 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220763.
DP 113 artifact entry (No. P220763). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220763 (Original work published 2003)
DP 113 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220763 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 113 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220763},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 113 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220763.
DP 113 artifact entry (No. P220763). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220763 (Original work published 2003)
DP 113 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220763 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 113 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220763},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220763},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220763
LB  - CDLI:P220763
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - DP 113 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220763
ER  -
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