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DP 216 (P220866)

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 13424

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)] udu
2. [masz]-da-re-a
3. sig4-ki
4. sanga
5. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) sila4
6. dam sig4-ki
7. sanga
8. [1(asz@c) udu?] dam [sanga ...]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) udu lugal-dalla
2. sanga pa5-sir2
3. 1(asz@c) udu dam sanga {d}nin-dar
4. 1(asz@c) masz NINA-ki-du10
5. sanga {d}dumu-zi
6. 1(asz@c) masz sig
7. amar-ezem
8. [szusz3] mah#*
9. [1(asz@c) udu?]
column 3
1. sanga e2-babbar2
2. 1(asz@c) udu dam sag-{d}nin-gir2-su-da
3. sanga e2-babbar2
4. 1(asz@c) masz szubur
5. uruhx(|KUSZU2.MUSZ3|)
6. pa5-enku
reverse
column 1
beginning of column missing
1'. [x x]-BU [x] x
2'. [x]-zi
3'. [x]-pa3
column 2
column missing
column 3
beginning of column missing
1'. [...]-x-na
column 4
column missing

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
Measurements (mm):
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Artifact comments:

Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DP, 216

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13424
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.00.00.00
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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
2008-10-09 at 16:03:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-03-30 at 15:27:37	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:34	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 (cl010138132) (cl010138132)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 216 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220866.

DP 216 artifact entry (No. P220866). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220866 (Original work published 2003)

DP 216 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220866 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220866},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220866
LB  - CDLI:P220866
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - DP 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220866
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 216 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220866.

DP 216 artifact entry (No. P220866). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220866 (Original work published 2003)

DP 216 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220866 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220866},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220866},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220866
LB  - CDLI:P220866
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - DP 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220866
ER  -