DP 260 (P220910)

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

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13468

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 siki
2. na e-ma-ri
3. iti siki-ba-a
4. en-DU
column 2
1. sipa udu siki-ka-ke4
2. sa6-sa6
3. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4. lugal
reverse
column 1
1. lagasz{ki}-ka-ra
2. e2-gal-la
3. szu-na i3-ni-gi4 1(|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	Urukagina_l.01.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220910
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P220910

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 13468
Accession Number

References

primary: DP, 260

[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 Artifact

“DP 260 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220910.

DP 260 artifact entry (No. P220910). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220910

DP 260 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220910 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220910},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220910
LB  - CDLI:P220910
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - DP 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220910
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 260 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220910.

DP 260 artifact entry (No. P220910). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220910

DP 260 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220910 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220910},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220910},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220910
LB  - CDLI:P220910
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - DP 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220910
ER  -