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DP 283 (P220933)

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 13491

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(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) gu2 ubi{ku6}
2. 5(asz@c) gir{ku6}
3. 3(u@c) ba
4. 1(asz@c) dug i3-ku6
5. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
6. 7(asz@c) gu2 3(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an
column 2
1. ubi{ku6}
2. 1(asz@c) gur4-gur4 i3-ku6
3. e2-menx(|GA2xEN|)-edin-na
4. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) gu2 ubi{ku6}
5. 3(asz@c) gu2 gur10{ku6}
6. 1(u@c) ba
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) dug i3-ku6
2. ne-sag
3. 5(asz@c) gu2 ubi{ku6}
4. 1(u@c) ba
5. lugal-pirig
reverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) gu2 ubi{ku6}
2. 1(u@c) ba
3. lugal-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 5(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) gu2 3(asz@c) SZE3-ba-an ubi{ku6}
2. 3(asz@c) gu2 gur10{ku6}
3. 1(u@c) tar{ku6}
column 3
1. 5(u@c) ba
2. 2(asz@c) dug 1(asz@c) gur4-gur4 i3-ku6
3. ku6 dusu
4. szu-ku6 ab-ba-ke4-ne
5. dim3-tur
6. dam en-en3-tar-zi
7. ensi2
8. lagasz{ki}-ka 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)

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, 283

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13491
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Enentarzi.02.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-10-22 at 12:59:40	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:00	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-02 at 14:57:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:36	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 283 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220933.

DP 283 artifact entry (No. P220933). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220933

DP 283 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220933 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220933},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220933
LB  - CDLI:P220933
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - DP 283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220933
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 283 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220933.

DP 283 artifact entry (No. P220933). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220933

DP 283 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220933 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 283 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220933},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220933},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220933
LB  - CDLI:P220933
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - DP 283 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220933
ER  -