DP 220 (P220870)

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 13428

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. 5(asz@c) siki bar-udu
2. 1(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} i3 nun
3. 1(asz@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| ku6
4. 1(u@c) ninda siki2
5. 5(asz@c) ninda sal4
6. ki 2(disz@t)-sze3
7. abgal2 {d}nansze
8. gala-mah NINA{ki}-na
9. 3(asz@c) siki bar-udu
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} i3
2. 1(asz@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| ku6
3. 5(asz@c) ninda siki2
4. 3(asz@c) ninda sal4
5. ki 2(disz@t)-sze3
6. lu2 ub5 ku3
7. lu2-{d}esz3-ir-nun
8. 2(asz@c) siki bar-udu
9. 1(asz@c) sila3 i3
10. 1(barig@c) ku6
11. 3(asz@c) ninda siki2
12. 2(asz@c) ninda sal4
column 3
1. [ki 3(disz@t)-sze3]
2. [lu2-zi]
3. [i3]-du8# [e2-PA]-ka
4. ur-{d}esz3-ir-nun
5. gal sukkal
6. 1(disz@t) lugal-musz3-me-ki-ag2
7. gudu4 {d}esz3-ir-nun
8. 2(asz@c) siki bar-udu
9. 1(asz@c) sila3 i3
10. 1(barig@c) ku6
11. 5(asz@c) ninda siki2
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. 1(disz@t) kesz2-gin7-tu
2'. 2(asz@c) lu2 zi-ga gala-e-ne
3'. 2(asz@c) gala esztub{ku6}-di
4'. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
5'. 2(asz@c) siki bar-udu-ta
6'. 1(asz@c) sila3 i3-ta
7'. 3(ban2@c) ku6-ta
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. szu ba-ti
2'. 5(asz@c) siki bar-udu
3'. 1(asz@c) sila3 i3
4'. 5(asz@c) ninda siki2
5'. 3(asz@c) ninda sal4
6'. 1(barig@c) ku6
7'. gal-ulu3-di
8'. 3(asz@c) x-[x]
  rest broken
column 6
  column missing
reverse
column 1
  column missing
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c)#? [...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) sila3 tu7-ta
2. 1(asz@c) sila3 ziz2 ga-ta
3. im-kid2-ta
4. szu ba-ti
5. 4(asz@c) siki bar-udu
6. 1(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} i3
7. 1(u@c) ninda siki2
8. 5(asz@c) ninda sal4
9. 1(barig@c) ku6
10. gir2-nun
11. gala
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 2(disz@t) siki bar-udu
2. 6(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} 1(u) 3(disz@t) sila3 kil-la i3 nun
3. 7(asz@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| ku6
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2) ku6 gur saggal
5. 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 1(asz@c) ninda siki2
6. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda bar-si
column 5
1. 6(asz@c) ninda zi3 gu 1(disz@t) gug i3-diri
2. 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 6(disz@t) ninda sal4
3. lugal-an-da
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ke4
6. NINA{ki}-na
7. inim ka-ka-na si be2-sa2-a
column 6
1. bara2-nam-tar-ra
2. e-ne-ba 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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/P220870

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 13428
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138136

References

  • primary: DP, 220

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 215

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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
2019-09-29 at 03:15:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:38 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-08 at 12:20:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-03 at 05:10:05 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-10-02 at 07:02:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-03-30 at 15:50:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:34 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 220 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220870.
DP 220 artifact entry (No. P220870). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220870 (Original work published 2003)
DP 220 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220870 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 220 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220870},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“DP 220 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220870.
DP 220 artifact entry (No. P220870). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220870 (Original work published 2003)
DP 220 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220870 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 220 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220870},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220870},
}

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DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220870
LB  - CDLI:P220870
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - DP 220 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220870
ER  - 
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