DP 115 (P220765)

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 13323

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(u@c) 2(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 sze-ba 1(barig@c)
2. 1(barig) ur-nu
3. 1(barig) nigar-mud
4. nu-kiri6-me
5. 1(barig) ur-{d}esz3-ir-nun
6. 1(barig) igi-dingir-sze3
7. du3-a-ku5-me
8. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(asz) gur saggal
9. dingir-a-mu
10. 6(asz@c)# igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
11. 1(barig) puzur4-{d}suen
12. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6
13. du3-a-ku5-me
column 2
1. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(barig) e2-ku4
2. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
3. 1(barig) utu-igi-du
4. du3-a-ku5
5. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(barig) lugal-e2-ni-sze3
6. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
7. 1(barig) ur-{d}ku3-su3-PA-EL-ga
8. 1(barig) en-uszur3-re2
9. du3-a-ku5-me
10. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(barig) ur-ki
11. 4(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
12. 1(barig) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
13. du3-a-ku5
14. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig) en-kisal-si
column 3
1. igi-nu-du8 gesz-me
2. 1(u@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
3. 1(barig) lugal-asz10-ne2
4. du3-a-ku5
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(barig) ur-szul
6. 1(u@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
7. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-{d}ab-u2
8. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8 1(barig@c)
9. sze-bi 2(asz@c) e-ta-e11
10. igi-nu-du8 gesz-kin-ti-me
11. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-<su>-bad3-mu
12. 1(barig@c) szu-na
13. 1(barig@c) igi-mu-an-sze3-gal2
14. nita-me
15. 1(barig@c) nin-iri-ni-sze3-nu-kar2-kar2
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
2. 1(barig@c) nin-nu-nam-szita
3. 1(barig@c) nin-gil-sa
4. 1(barig@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
5. 1(barig@c) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
6. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
7. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
8. 1(barig@c) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
9. 1(barig@c) uszur3-ra-sa6
10. munus-me
11. szu-nigin2 3(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
12. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
13. sze-bi 3(asz@c) sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) en-kur-ra-a-ra2-nu2
column 5
1. [1(barig@c) gala-tur]
2. 1(barig@c) [e2-sa6-ga]
3. 1(barig@c) {d}mes-an-du-lu2-sa6-ga
4. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
5. 1(barig@c) lugal-a-ra2-nu2
6. nita-me
7. 1(barig@c) nin-szesz-ra-ki-ag2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}nansze-mu-tu
10. 1(barig@c) nin-a-ra2-ti
11. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
12. munus-me
13. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
14. 5(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c)
15. 4(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
16. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
17. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) en-ku3
column 6
1. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ur-pa4-pa4]
2. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-{d}gaszam?]
3. nita-me
4. 1(barig@c) pa4-pa4-{d}inanna-da-gal-di
5. 1(barig@c) geme2-tilla2
6. 1(barig@c) sa6-sa6
7. munus-me
8. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) nita 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 3(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
10. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)! lugal-sipa
11. 1(barig@c) sipa-iri-da-kusz2
12. 1(barig@c) en-ku3
13. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
14. nita-me
15. 1(barig@c) nig2-banda3{da}
16. 1(barig@c) nin-lu2-mu
17. 1(barig@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
column 7
1. [1(barig@c) nin-masz-e]
2. [1(barig@c) e-da-nam]
3. [munus-me]
4. szu-[nigin2] 3(disz@t)# [nita 1(barig@c)]
5. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
6. sze-bi 2(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
7. il2-me
8. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
9. 1(barig@c) lugal-ga2
10. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-tesz2-mu
11. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-menx(|GA2xEN|)-zi
12. 1(barig@c) sag-mu-ab-tuku
13. sagi-me
14. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
15. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
column 8
1. [muhaldim-me]
2. [1(barig@c) lugal-surx(ERIM)-re2-ki-ag2]
3. [1(barig@c) nam-mah-ni]
4. [sukkal-me]
5. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-szubur!-ama-mu
6. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
7. 1(barig@c) nig2-du7-pa-e3
8. 1(barig@c) nir-an-da-gal2
9. 1(barig@c) szul-{d}en-lil2-le
10. lu2 e2-sza3-ga-me
11. 1(barig@c) e2-mete
12. 1(barig@c) nin-al-sa6
13. 1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-lu2-sa6-ga
column 9
1. [1(barig@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu]
2. [ar3]-du2 munus-me
3. <<surx(ERIM)>> nin-si-sa2
4. 3(ban2@c) dumu nita
5. 1(barig@c) surx(ERIM)-tesz2-mu
6. lu2 igi-nigin2
7. 1(barig@c) ur2-ni
8. 1(barig@c) lugal-tesz2-mu
9. lu2 a-kum2-me
10. 1(barig@c) U2-U2
11. 1(barig@c) lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
12. 1(barig@c) en-da-gal-di
13. dub-sar-me
reverse
column 1
1. 1(barig@c) dingir-al-sa6
2. nita-am6
3. 3(ban2@c) geme2-du6
4. munus-am6
5. szu-i
6. 1(barig@c) dingir-igi-du
7. lu2 alan
8. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
9. 1(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
10. nita-me
11. 5(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
12. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
13. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sza3 dub e2-gal-me
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}en-ki-tesz2-mu
15. szubur#-[da]
16. [e-da-ti]
column 2
1. 1(barig) lugal-lagasz{ki}
2. [1(barig@c)] szu-asz3
3. 1(barig) lugal-pirig-tur
4. 1(barig) en-ku4
5. nig2-lu2-nu-tum2-da
6. e-da-se12
7. simug-me
8. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sipa-lagasz{ki}-e-ki-ag2
9. aszgab
10. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
11. 1(barig@c) lugal-szu-mah
12. nagar-me
13. 1(barig@c) sza3-nu-gal2
14. ad-kup4
15. 1(barig@c) [szul-sza3-kusz2?]
column 3
1. zadim
2. gesz-kin-ti-me
3. 3(ban2) ambar-si
4. 3(ban2) ur-{d}inanna
5. 3(ban2) igi-{d}ba-ba6-sze3
6. 3(ban2) nin-en-sze3:nu-kar2-kar2
7. nu-siki munus-am6
8. e-da-ti
9. 3(ban2) gub-ba-ni
10. 3(ban2) utu-lu2-mu
11. nita-me
12. 4(ban2@c) nam-szita-mu
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. i3-du8-me
15. 1(barig) 2(ban2) e-ta-e11
16. gab2-ra masz
17. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-igi-du
18. gab2-ra gu4# [tur-tur-ra]
column 4
1. 1(barig@c) nig2-gur11-kur-ra
2. 1(barig@c) sza3-[nu]-gal2
3. gab2-ra
4. gala-tur
5. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}-ka-me
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szul-{d}en-lil2-le-i3-su
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-su
8. 1(barig@c) kur-ra-a2-gal2
9. gir2-nun
10. gab2-kas4-da
11. e-da-se12
12. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur-esz2-dam
13. en-ig-gal
14. nu-banda3
15. e-da-ti
16. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-i3*-nun
column 5
1. nita-am6
2. 3(ban2@c) za-na
3. munus-am6
4. udu! nig2-gu7-a ba-su8-ge-esz2
5. U2-U2
6. kuruszda-da
7. e-da-se12
8. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}inanna
9. ma2-lah5
10. 1(barig@c) amar-{d}samanx(|NUN.SZE3.BU|)*
11. gala
12. 1(barig) KASKAL-ga-ni
13. bahar2
14. szu-nigin2 7(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
15. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 5(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
16. 5(disz@t) lu2 3(ban2@c)
17. nita-me
18. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
19. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
column 6
1. <1(asz@c)> sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
2. sze-bi 5(asz@c) 2(ban2) 4(disz@t) 5(ban2) sza3 dub didli
column 7
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) 1(u) 6(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
3. 1(asz@c) 5(disz@t) lu2 3(ban2@c)
4. nita-me
5. 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c)
6. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
7. 2(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
8. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
9. munus-me
column 8
1. gu2-an-sze3 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(u) 2(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) 5(disz@t) la2 1(ban2) gur saggal
3. sze-ba igi-nu-du8 il2 sza3 dub didli
4. lu2 u2-rum
5. {d}ba-ba6
6. sa6-sa6
7. dam URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
9. lagasz{ki}-ka
10. 3(disz@t)* ba*-am6*
column 9
1. guru7 e2 {d}ig-alim-ka-ke4
2. us2-sa-ta
3. en-szu-gi4-gi4
4. agrig-ge
5. e-ne-ba 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P220765

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 13323
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138039

References

  • primary: DP, 115

    [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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:27:56 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:32 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-10-22 at 08:39:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2011-10-19 at 10:10:36 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-11-14 at 20:54:53 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
2008-03-08 at 15:24:19 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 Artifact

“DP 115 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220765.
DP 115 artifact entry (No. P220765). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220765 (Original work published 2003)
DP 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220765 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220765},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“DP 115 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220765.
DP 115 artifact entry (No. P220765). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220765 (Original work published 2003)
DP 115 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220765 (Accessed: April 29, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 115 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220765},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220765},
}


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PY  - 2023
ID  - P220765
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M1  - 2026/4/29/
TI  - DP 115 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220765
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