DP 214 (P220864)

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 13422

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) eme3 |SZUL.GI| mu 2(disz@t)
2. masz-da-re-a
3. ur-{d}igi-ama-sze3
4. nu-banda3 nam-dumu-ka-kam
column 2
1. bara2-nam-tar-ra
2. dam lugal-an-da
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ka-ra
5. abzu gu2 i7-ka-ka
reverse
column 1
1. bara2 gur5-a i3-tusz-a-a
2. da mu-na-ri
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. za3 bi2-szu4
column 2
1. en-ku4
2. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}-ra
3. e-na-szum2
4. dub dagal gurum2-ma-ka nu-gar 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P220864

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 13422
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138130

References

  • primary: DP, 214

    [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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:34 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 214 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220864.
DP 214 artifact entry (No. P220864). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220864 (Original work published 2003)
DP 214 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220864 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220864},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220864
LB  - CDLI:P220864
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - DP 214 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220864
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 214 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220864.
DP 214 artifact entry (No. P220864). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220864 (Original work published 2003)
DP 214 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220864 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 214 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220864},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220864
LB  - CDLI:P220864
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - DP 214 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220864
ER  -
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