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DP 148 (P220798)

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 13356

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) 3(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze gar ansze surx(ERIM)-ka-sze3
3. iti ezem sze gu7
column 2
1. {d}nin-gir2-su-ka-ka
2. gir2-nun
3. sipa ansze-ke4
4. ba-de6
5. 2(asz@c) sze
6. ansze ki-su7-ta
reverse
column 1
1. sar-de3
2. i3-gu7
3. sze nig2-en-na
4. GAN2 u3-gig-ga-ka
5. ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
6. ugula
column 2
1. szu-na gal2-la-am6
2. ba-gu7
3. lugal-an-da
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki} 2(|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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DP, 148

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13356
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: Lugalanda.02.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:34	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:51	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-03-11 at 23:43:46	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:33	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010138060) (cl010138060)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“DP 148 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220798.

DP 148 artifact entry (No. P220798). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220798 (Original work published 2003)

DP 148 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220798 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220798},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220798
LB  - CDLI:P220798
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - DP 148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220798
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 148 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220798.

DP 148 artifact entry (No. P220798). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220798 (Original work published 2003)

DP 148 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220798 (Accessed: January 14, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 148 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220798},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220798},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220798
LB  - CDLI:P220798
M1  - 2026/1/14/
TI  - DP 148 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220798
ER  -