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DP 248 (P220898)

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 13456

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(gesz2@c) u8
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) udu-nita
3. 1(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) sila4
4. 1(asz@c) ud5
5. 3(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3
6. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) masz
7. 3(asz@c) masz bar-dul5
column 2
1. udu gu7-a-am6
2. 8(asz@c) kusz u8
3. 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) kusz udu-nita
4. 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) kusz sila4
5. 6(asz@c) kusz ud5
6. 2(asz@c) kusz {munus}asz2-gar3
column 3
1. 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) kusz masz
2. kusz szu-a gi4-a-am6
3. en-ku3
4. kuruszda 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. dub tur-tur-ta e-ta-nigin2
reverse
column 1
1. sar-ru-am6 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
blank space
column 2
blank space
column 3
blank space

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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DP, 248

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13456
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.05.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20	Willighagen, Lars	Artifact metadata	Willighagen, Lars	Wikidata	Willighagen, Lars	Approved
2021-10-16 at 11:46:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved
2019-11-06 at 06:26:45	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:03:59	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-04-01 at 21:12:49	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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Wikidata (Q62027387) (Q62027387)

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 248 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220898.

DP 248 artifact entry (No. P220898). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220898 (Original work published 2003)

DP 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220898 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2024DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {DP 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220898},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220898
LB  - CDLI:P220898
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - DP 248 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220898
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 248 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P220898.

DP 248 artifact entry (No. P220898). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220898 (Original work published 2003)

DP 248 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220898 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2024DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {DP 248 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220898},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220898},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P220898
LB  - CDLI:P220898
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - DP 248 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220898
ER  -