DP 161 (P220811)

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 13369

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 gur saggal
2. ziz2-ba surx(ERIM)-ra-kam
3. 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2-ba lu2 su-a ensi2-ka-ke4-ne
4. 2(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2-ba uszur3 e2-munus-ke4-ne
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2-ba uszur3 nam-<dumu>-ke4-ne
2. 2(u@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. ziz2 bala-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. ur2-mud
5. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
6. ziz2 bala-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c)
7. puzur4-ma-ma
8. 1(u@c) ziz2 babbar2
9. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
reverse
column 1
1. bara2-zi
2. bar-bi gal2-kam
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) ziz2-ba gur saggal
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2 bar-bi gal2-am6
3. ziz2 ba ziz2 gar
4. ezem {d}ba-ba6-ka
5. en-ig-gal
6. nu-[banda3]
7. e2 ezem da
column 3
1. iri ku3-ga-ta
2. e-ta-gar
3. ziz2 u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. [lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)]

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 161

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 13369
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:27:57 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:36 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:56 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-03-27 at 13:19:04 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:33 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact
“DP 161 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220811.
DP 161 artifact entry (No. P220811). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220811 (Original work published 2003)
DP 161 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220811 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220811},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220811},
}


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