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DP 265 (P220915)

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 13473

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) {dug}kur-KU-du3
2. 6(asz@c) {dug}kur
3. 1(asz@c) sa2-du11
4. i3 ab2 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)-kam
5. 1(asz@c) gur4-gur4 i3 nun 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) {dug}kur-KU-du3
2. i3 ab2 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)-kam
3. 4(asz@c) {dug}kur-KU-du3
4. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) {dug}kur
reverse
column 1
1. i3 ab2-kam
2. 2(asz@c) {dug}kur
3. i3 nun-am6
4. 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)-kam
5. 5(asz@c) {dug}kur-KU-du3 i3-ir-a 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) {dug}kur-KU-du3 i3-ir-a 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
2. 2(asz@c) {dug}kur-KU-du3
3. 2(asz@c) {dug}kur
4. i3-ir-a 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. za3-gu2-la2-a mu-gal2

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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, 265

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13473
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.04.00.00
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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
2008-04-01 at 21:44:03	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 265 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220915.

DP 265 artifact entry (No. P220915). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220915

DP 265 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220915 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220915},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220915
LB  - CDLI:P220915
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - DP 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220915
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 265 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220915.

DP 265 artifact entry (No. P220915). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220915

DP 265 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220915 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 265 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220915},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220915},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220915
LB  - CDLI:P220915
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - DP 265 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220915
ER  -