DP 149 (P220799)

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 13357

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. 2(asz@c) surx(ERIM) dur3 kunga2 gal-gal
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta
4. sze-bi 5(asz@c) gur saggal
5. 6(disz@t) didli-bi nita kunga2
6. 1(asz@c) munus kunga2
7. sze nu-gu7-e
8. gir2-nun-ki-du10
9. gab2-kas4
10. 1(asz@c) surx(ERIM) 1(disz@t) i3-diri nita kunga2 amar-amar
column 2
1. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. 2(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
4. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) nigar-mud
7. 2(u@c) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
8. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) en-DU
9. 2(u@c) udu siki
column 3
1. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a
2. sipa udu siki-ka-me
3. 1(asz@c) szah2 gesz-gi nig2-gu7-a
4. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
5. 2(asz@c) szah2 gesz-gi mu 3(disz@t)
6. 3(asz@c) szah2 gesz-gi mu 2(disz@t)
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(disz@t) sila3-ta
9. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
column 4
1. sipa szah2
2. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
4. 3(asz@c) 3(ban2) sze bappir3
5. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
6. 5(asz@c) sze munu4
7. sa2-du11 munus-kam
8. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
9. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
10. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
11. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
12. 2(asz@c)! 2(barig@c)! sze munu4
column 5
1. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
2. amar-giri16{ki}
3. 5(asz@c) sze titab2
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
6. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
7. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
8. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
10. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
column 6
1. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
2. i3-li2-be6-li2
3. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu-ka
5. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
6. sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
7. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
8. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ga
9. 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze naga3{ga2}
reverse
column 1
1. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c) 4(disz@t) sila3
2. 1(ban2@c) zi3 gu sig15
3. ziz2 babbar2-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
4. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
5. 4(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si
6. ziz2 babbar2-bi 1(u@c)-am6
7. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. sa2-du11 e2-muhaldim-kam
9. 3(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si
column 2
1. ziz2 babbar2-bi 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
2. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
3. sa2-du11 e2-nig2-ka-kam
4. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
5. geme2-{d}nansze
6. munus-sa6-ga-bi
7. ur2-mud
8. agrig
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 5(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c)? 4(disz@t) sila3 sze gur saggal
2. en-szu-gi4-gi4
3. agrig-ge
4. e-ta-gar
5. 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)? ziz2 babbar2
6. en-ig-gal
7. nu-banda3
8. e-ta-gar
column 4
1. sze gar ziz2 gar sa2-du11 iti-da
2. e2 {d}[ba]-ba6-ka
3. sa6-sa6
4. dam URU-KA-gi-na
5. lugal
6. lagasz{ki}-ka 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
7. 3(disz@t) gar-am6

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/P220799

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 13357
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138061

References

  • primary: DP, 149

    [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
2024-12-03 at 15:13:11 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. Approved View
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 CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:34 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:51 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-12 at 00:29:46 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:33 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 149 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220799.
DP 149 artifact entry (No. P220799). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220799 (Original work published 2003)
DP 149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220799 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220799},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220799},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“DP 149 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220799.
DP 149 artifact entry (No. P220799). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220799 (Original work published 2003)
DP 149 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220799 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220799},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220799},
}


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PY  - 2023
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LB  - CDLI:P220799
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - DP 149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220799
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