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DP 139 (P220789)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13347

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) szubur
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-mu-sze3-gal2
3. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-dar
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-lagasz{ki}
5. 1(asz@c) ne-sag
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-me-gal-gal
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) lu2
2. lugal-me-gal-gal
3. ugula-bi
4. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}igi-ama-sze3
6. 1(asz@c) lugal-a2-na
7. 1(asz@c) szubur
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 4(asz@c) lu2
2. szu-ku6 sa szu bad-ra2-me
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) szu-ku6 GAN2 gu2-edin-na-ka
2. ezem {d}ba-ba6-ka
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. mu-bi-sze3 e-sar
column 3
1. lu2 u2-rum
2. {d}ba-ba6
3. sa6-sa6
4. dam URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
6. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DP, 139

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13347
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.00.00
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Accounting Period:

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
2015-12-20 at 16:28:55	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-03-11 at 20:00:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:32	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

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Louvre Collections (cl010138051) (cl010138051)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 139 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220789.

DP 139 artifact entry (No. P220789). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220789 (Original work published 2003)

DP 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220789 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220789},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 139 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220789.

DP 139 artifact entry (No. P220789). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220789 (Original work published 2003)

DP 139 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220789 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220789},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220789},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220789
LB  - CDLI:P220789
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - DP 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220789
ER  -