DP 304 (P220954)

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 13512

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz'u@c) gir{ku6} a-de2
 en: 1200 fish, water-pouring,
2. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
 en: did Lugal-šalatuku
3. mu-de6
 en: deliver;
4. 2(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) gir{ku6} a-de2
 en: 140 fish, water-pouring.
column 2
1. ne-sag
 en: did Nesag
2. mu-de6
 en: deliver;
3. 7(gesz2) 4(u) gir{ku6} a-de2
 en: 460 fish, water-pouring.
4. gala-tur
 en: did Gala-tur
5. a-dun-a-ke4
 en: of the marsh
6. mu-de6
 en: deliver;
reverse
column 1
1. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-a
 en: in month “Oxen ...,”
2. en-ig-gal
 en: did Eniggal,
3. nu-banda3
 en: majordomo,
4. amar-giri16{ki}
 en: to Amar-giri,
5. muhaldim-ra
 en: the cook,
6. ku6-hab2-sze3 ak-de3
 en: to make stink-fish,
column 2
1. e-ne-szum2 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
 en: give; 3rd (year).
  blank space

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 304

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

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 94 n. 300, p. 95 n. 302

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 13512
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2019-03-03 at 18:27:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-28 at 22:51:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-11-28 at 22:48:30 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:08:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:00 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-03 at 15:33:44 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 304 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220954.
DP 304 artifact entry (No. P220954). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220954 (Original work published 2003)
DP 304 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220954 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220954},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220954
LB  - CDLI:P220954
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - DP 304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220954
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 304 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220954.
DP 304 artifact entry (No. P220954). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220954 (Original work published 2003)
DP 304 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220954 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 304 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220954},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220954},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220954
LB  - CDLI:P220954
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - DP 304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220954
ER  -
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