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

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

-

Text

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

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/P220954

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 13512
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010138213

References

  • 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.

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
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

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: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	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  - 2026/4/17/
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: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	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  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - DP 304 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220954
ER  -
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