DP 243 (P220893)

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

Cite

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13451

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. 6(asz@c) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
2. 7(asz@c) masz ge6 bar-dul5
3. 3(asz@c) masz si4 bar-dul5
4. masz im-ma-kam
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
2. 1(asz@c) masz ge6 bar-dul5
3. masz mu-a-kam
4. KA-KA ud5-da-ka
reverse
column 1
1. lugal-an-da
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ke4
4. NI be2-ak
column 2
1. ur-du6
2. szusz3
3. e-na-szid 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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	Lugalanda.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220893
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P220893

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 13451
Accession Number

References

primary: DP, 243

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2008-10-09 at 16:03:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:35	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

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 243 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220893.

DP 243 artifact entry (No. P220893). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220893

DP 243 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220893 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220893},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220893},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220893
LB  - CDLI:P220893
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - DP 243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220893
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 243 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220893.

DP 243 artifact entry (No. P220893). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220893

DP 243 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220893 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220893},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220893},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220893
LB  - CDLI:P220893
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - DP 243 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220893
ER  -