DP 160 (P220810)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13368

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(barig@c) sze-ba
2. en-gil-sa
3. 4(ban2@c) engar-zi
4. 4(ban2@c)# lugal-sipa
5. sagi#-me
6. [1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)] al-tusz
7. [um]-me
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) geme2-i7-edin-na
2. um-me-da
3. 4(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ama-mu
4. 4(ban2@c) a-tesz2-mu
5. ar3-du2 munus-me
6. 3(ban2@c) esz4-dar-um-me
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
8. 3(ban2@c) um-mi
9. 3(ban2@c) am6-ma
column 3
1. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
2. 3(ban2@c) [zi-le]
3. 3(ban2@c) [HA-U2-U2]
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-nu-me-a
5. munus-me
6. 2(barig@c) en-bi-[sza3]-ga
7. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ki-[ni]-mu-[su]
8. [1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) mar-tum]
reverse
column 1
1. [1(barig@c) bahar2]
2. nita#-[me]
n lines blank
3. 1(u) 1(disz@t) ba-am6
column 2
1. szu!-nigin2# 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 2(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
4. 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)!
5. 1(asz@c) nita 2(ban2@c)
6. nita-me
7. 1(asz@c) munus 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
8. [1(asz@c)] munus 1(barig@c)!
9. 2(asz@c) munus [4(ban2@c)]
10. 7(asz@c) munus [3(ban2@c)]
column 3
1. [gu2]-an-sze3 [2(u@c) la 1(asz@c)?] lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) gur saggal
3. sze-ba geme2 dumu
4. geme2-{d}nansze
column 4
1. dumu lugal-an-da
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. e2-ganba-ka-ta
7. e-ne-ba 4(|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, 160

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13368
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.04.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:36	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-12-08 at 08:32:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2011-08-24 at 04:36:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:56	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-03-27 at 00:44:03	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:33	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

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

Louvre Collections (cl010138073) (cl010138073)

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 160 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220810.

DP 160 artifact entry (No. P220810). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220810 (Original work published 2003)

DP 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220810 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220810},
}

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DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220810
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M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - DP 160 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220810
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 160 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220810.

DP 160 artifact entry (No. P220810). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220810 (Original work published 2003)

DP 160 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220810 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 160 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220810},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220810},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220810
LB  - CDLI:P220810
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - DP 160 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220810
ER  -