DP 138 (P220788)

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 13346

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) lugal-pa-e3
2. engar
3. ba-usz2
4. 1(disz@t) ti-ra-asz2-a
5. dumu-ni i3-tusz
6. lu2 dun-a
7. ur-sag-kam
8. 1(asz@c) lugal-uszur3-ra-nu2
9. 1(asz@c) gissu-na-ni-du10
10. 1(asz@c) igi-tesz2-mu
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) lugal-eme-us2
2. ba-ug7-ge
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-a-mu
4. ba-usz2
5. 1(asz@c) an-na-bi2-kusz2
6. ab-ba-ni
7. i3-tusz
8. 1(asz@c) ur-ki
9. ba-usz2
10. 1(asz@c) me-an-ne2-si
11. dumu-ni i3-tusz
12. lu2 dun-a
13. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da-ka-me
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) e2-nam
2. 1(asz@c) u2-BI
3. ba-ug7-ge
4. 1(asz@c) nam-mah-ni
5. ba-usz2
6. 1(asz@c) nam-gu2
7. dumu-ni i3-tusz
8. lu2 dun-a
9. inim-du11-me
10. [1(asz@c)] ur-gu2-edin-na
11. 1(asz@c) dingir-tesz2-mu
12. ba-ug7-ge
13. 1(asz@c) utu-i3-kusz2
14. ba-usz2
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) dingir-sukkal
2. ab-ba-ni
3. i3-tusz
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-nig2-ga2-ni
5. ba-usz2
6. 1(asz@c) KUM-tusz-sze3
7. dumu-ni i3-tusz
8. lu2 dun-a
9. e2-nam-me
10. 1(asz@c) U2-U2
11. 1(asz@c) ur-ki
12. ba-ug7-ge
13. 1(asz@c) ur2-ni
14. ba-usz2
15. 1(asz@c) utu-gin7-a-ba-sa6
column 5
1. dumu-ni i3-tusz
2. lu2 dun-a
3. szesz-lu2-du10-me
4. 1(asz@c) ur-szubur
5. [1(disz@t)] lugal-me?
6. ar3-du2-ni i3-tusz
7. [1(asz@c)] gala-tur
8. [1(disz@t)] ar3-du2-ni i3-tusz
9. 1(asz@c) a-giri17#-zal#
10. 1(disz@t) dumu-nita-[ni] i3-tusz
11. lu2 dun-a
reverse
column 1
1. e2-me-lam2-su3-me
2. 1(asz@c) ad-da
3. 1(asz@c) zi-mu
4. ba-ug7-ge
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-mar{ki}
6. ba-usz2
7. 1(asz@c) i7-lu2
8. szesz-ni i3-tusz
9. lu2 dun-a
10. inim-ma-ni-zi-da-me
column 2
1. RU-lugal-me
2. 1(asz@c) ur-abzu
3. 1(asz@c) gala#
4. [1(asz@c)] amar-ki
5. 1(asz@c) ni2-su-su-ga2
6. 1(asz@c) za3-mu
7. 1(asz@c) U2-U2
8. lu2 dun-a
9. amar-ki-me
10. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3
11. ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
12. lu2 dun-a
column 3
1. dam-dingir-mu
2. aga3-us2-me
3. ba-ug7-ge
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) lu2
2. lu2 nu-tuku
3. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) lu2
4. lu2 i3-tuku
5. lu2 {d}ba-ba6-me
6. ba-ug7-ge
7. sa6-sa6
8. dam URU-KA-gi-na
9. lugal
column 5
1. lagasz{ki}-ka
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. mu-bi-sze3 e-sar 4(|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/P220788

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 13346
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138050

References

  • primary: DP, 138

    [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
2011-11-20 at 14:22:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-07 at 07:18:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-11 at 19:57:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:32 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“DP 138 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220788.
DP 138 artifact entry (No. P220788). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220788 (Original work published 2003)
DP 138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220788 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220788},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
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LB  - CDLI:P220788
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - DP 138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220788
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Cite this Artifact

“DP 138 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220788.
DP 138 artifact entry (No. P220788). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220788 (Original work published 2003)
DP 138 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220788 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220788},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220788},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220788
LB  - CDLI:P220788
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - DP 138 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220788
ER  -
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