DP 277 (P220927)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13485

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. 2(asz@c) dug 6(asz@c) sila3 i3 ud5 de2-a
2. 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ga'ar
3. a-nu-su
4. 2(asz@c) dug 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sila3 2/3(asz@c){sza} i3
5. 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ga'ar
6. ur-{d}dumu-zi
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) dug 8(asz@c) i3 sila3
2. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 <ga'ar>
3. lugal-nam-gu2-su3
4. 2(asz@c) dug la2 2/3(asz@c){sza} i3
5. 2(barig@c) ga'ar
6. mes-zi
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) dug i3
2. 1(barig@c) ga'ar
3. mu-ni-na-ga-me
4. kuruszda
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) dug 6(asz@c) sila3 i3 ud5 de2-a
2. 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3 ga'ar gur saggal
3. i3 ga'ar
4. sipa ud5-da-ke4-ne
column 2
1. mu-de6-a
2. bara2-nam-tar-ra
3. dam lugal-an-da
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
6. e2-munus-a
7. i3-de2
column 3
1. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6-ka
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. dub-bi e-bala 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P220927

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 13485
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: DP, 277

    [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 Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-20 at 16:28:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:39 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:03:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-04-01 at 22:09:50 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:36 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“DP 277 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220927.
DP 277 artifact entry (No. P220927). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220927 (Original work published 2003)
DP 277 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220927 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {DP 277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220927},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220927
LB  - CDLI:P220927
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - DP 277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220927
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“DP 277 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220927.
DP 277 artifact entry (No. P220927). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220927 (Original work published 2003)
DP 277 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220927 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {DP 277 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220927},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/3/9/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220927
LB  - CDLI:P220927
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - DP 277 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220927
ER  - 
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