DP 294 (P220944)

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 13502

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. 8(gesz2@c) ku6 dar-ra
 de: 480 gespaltene Fische,
2. 1(gesz'u@c) sumasz{ku6}
 de: 600 sumaš-Fische,
3. 1(u@c) ba
 de: 10 Schildkröten,
4. 1(asz@c) sila3 i3-ku6
 de: 1 sila Fischöl,
5. ku6 dusu za3-mu-ka
 de: es sind Neujahrs-dusu-Fische
6. lu2 1(asz@c)-a-kam
 de: einer Person;
column 2
1. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) ku6 dar-ra
 de: 200 gespaltene Fische,
2. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) ku6 a-de2
 de: 160 ,wassergießende‘ Fische,
3. ku6 banszur-ra lu2 1(asz@c)-a-kam
 de: es sind Tafel-Fische einer Person;
4. mu-a# a-ra2 5(disz@t)-am6 lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
 de: im Jahr fünfmal pro Person
column 3
1. mu-tum3
 de: werden geliefert werden.
2. dusu gub-ba
 de: Es ist eine bestehende dusu(-Verpflichtung)
3. szu-ku6 ab-ba-ke4-ne-kam
 de: der Seefischer,
4. URU-KA-gi-na
 de: UruKAgina,
reverse
column 1
1. lugal
 de: der König von
2. lagasz{ki}-ke4
 de: Lagasch,
3. e-ne-de6 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
 de: hat (sie) ihnen auferlegt(?), 2. (Regierungsjahr).
  blank space
column 2
  blank space

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P220944

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 13502
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138203

References

  • primary: DP, 294

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 97

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-05-26 at 16:57:12 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-23 at 16:40:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-02 at 15:17:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:36 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 294 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220944.
DP 294 artifact entry (No. P220944). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220944 (Original work published 2003)
DP 294 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220944 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 294 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220944},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220944
LB  - CDLI:P220944
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - DP 294 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220944
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 294 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220944.
DP 294 artifact entry (No. P220944). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220944 (Original work published 2003)
DP 294 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220944 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 294 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220944},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220944
LB  - CDLI:P220944
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - DP 294 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220944
ER  -
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