DP 229 (P220879)

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 13437

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(barig@c) sze-ba
2. sa6-sa6
3. 3(asz@c)#? dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
4. [3(asz@c) dumu] munus 2(ban2@c)
5. [4(ban2@c) nin]-ama-na
6. [4(ban2@c) za]-na
rest broken
column 2
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
2. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-e2-unu{ki}-ga-nir-gal2
5. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li-su3
6. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
8. 3(ban2@c) e2-[ku3]
rest broken
column 3
1. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
2. 8(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita [2(ban2@c)]
3. 7(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
4. sze-bi 4(asz@c)# 3(ban2@c) gur saggal
5. geszgal-si
6. 4(ban2@c) ZUM
7. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-su-da
8. 4(ban2@c) gu-u9
9. [4(ban2@c)] nin-da-[nu]-me-a
10. [4(ban2@c)] nin-u3-ma
11. [2(ban2@c) dumu] nita
12. [2(ban2@c) dumu] munus
rest broken
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
2. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
3. [3(ban2@c)] kisz-a-bi2-tusz
4. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
5. 3(ban2@c) e2-nun-ne2
6. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-dam
7. 3(ban2@c)# [USZ]-ni-tum
8. [3(ban2@c)] igi-bar-lu2-ti
9. 3(ban2@c)#? nin-bara2-ge
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
11. 3(ban2@c) szesz-an-edin-na
12. 3(ban2@c)! [da-na]
13. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14. 3(ban2@c) zex(|AB2.SZA3.GI|)-na
rest broken
column 5
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
2. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
3. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
4. [1(asz@c)] nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
5. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
6. 8(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
7. sze-bi 4(asz@c) nin-inim-zi-da
8. 4(ban2@c)! ag-ga-ga
9. 4(ban2@c)! {d}nin-mar{ki}-ama-pa4-pa4
10. 3(ban2@c)! a-[am6-ma]
11. 3(ban2@c)# [KA-sa6]
12. 3(ban2@c)# [ma-ma-tum]
rest broken
column 6
1. 3(ban2@c) me-me
2. 2(ban2@c)! dumu munus
3. 3(ban2@c) szesz-da-gal-di
4. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
5. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
6. sag dub-me
7. 3(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-tesz2#-[mu]
rest broken
column 7
1. 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
2. sze-bi [3(barig@c) igi]-bar-lu2-ti
3. ki-siki-me
4. 3(ban2@c) nin-tur
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-[bara2]-da-[ri2]
rest broken
column 8
1. [4(ban2@c) sza3-ge]-a-[ra2]-bi2-du11#
2. szu-[nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)]
rest broken
column 9
all of column missing
reverse
column 1'
beginning broken
1'. [4(ban2@c) nam-iri]-na-[sze3]
2'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus#
3'. 4(ban2@c) nin-[nig2]-u-[mu]
4'. [4(ban2@c) zi-le]
column 2'
beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) dumu munus [2(ban2@c)]
2'. 4(ban2@c) nin-ba-ba
3'. sze-bi 2(barig@c) puzur4-ma-ma
4'. 4(ban2@c) sal-la
5'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
6'. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
7'. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
column 3'
beginning broken
1'. 3(ban2@c) [nin-lu2]-ti-[ti]
2'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3'. a-ga-am-me
4'. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
5'. gala
6'. 3(ban2@c) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2
7'. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
8'. 3(ban2@c) nin-lum-ma-ki-ag2
9'. 3(ban2@c) SZIM-tusz-sze3
10'. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
column 4'
1'. 2(ban2@c) [dumu munus]
2'. 3(ban2@c) nin#-[sza3]-la2-tuku
3'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
4'. 3(ban2@c) za-na
5'. 3(ban2@c) {d}asznan-ama-mu
6'. 3(ban2@c) nin-ur2-ni
7'. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-tesz2-mu
8'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9'. 3(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
10'. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
11'. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
12'. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
13'. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
14'. 3(ban2@c) nam-dam
15'. geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
column 5'
beginning broken
1'. [gab2-ra] szah2# [me]
2'. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 4(ban2@c)
3'. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
4'. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
5'. 5(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
6'. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
7'. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
8'. 3(ban2@c) szesz-a-mu
9'. geme2 masz-kam
10'. lugal-pa-e3
11. sipa szah2
column 6'
beginning broken
1'. 5(u@c)# 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
2'. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
3'. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 7'
1. [gu2-an-sze3 x lu2 tur mah-ba]
2. [sze-bi x gur saggal]
3. [sze-ba geme2 dumu u2-rum]
4. [{d}ba-ba6]
5. [sa6-sa6]
6. [dam URU-KA-gi]-na
7. lugal#
8. lagasz{ki}-ka
9. iti ninda GAN2 masz-ka
10. en-ig-gal
11. nu-banda3
12. ganun kiri6-ta
13. e-ne-ba 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 8'
beginning broken
1'. 1(u)! ba-am6

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)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.03.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220879
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P220879

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 13437
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource	Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre)	cl010138145

References

primary: DP, 229

[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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 14:28:00	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:38	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-22 at 12:37:06	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-21 at 07:59:02	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-01 at 15:50:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:34	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI		CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“DP 229 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220879.

DP 229 artifact entry (No. P220879). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220879 (Original work published 2003)

DP 229 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220879 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 229 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220879},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220879
LB  - CDLI:P220879
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - DP 229 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220879
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 229 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220879.

DP 229 artifact entry (No. P220879). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220879 (Original work published 2003)

DP 229 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220879 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 229 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220879},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220879},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220879
LB  - CDLI:P220879
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - DP 229 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220879
ER  -