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DP 320 (P220970)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13527

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(u@c) zubud{ku6}
2. 5(gesz2@c) |TAxSZE|{ku6} dar-ra
3. 8(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} dar-ra
4. 1(gesz2@c) ki-mu11{ku6}
5. 8(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
column 2
1. 9(gesz2@c) {gesz}gesztu{ku6}
2. 2(u@c) la2 1(disz@t) x{ku6} dar-ra
3. 1(gesz2@c) la2 5(disz@t) bara2{ku6} su-su
4. 1(gesz2@c) {gesz}gesztu{ku6} dar-ra
5. 1(gesz2@c) {gesz}gesztu{ku6} su-su
column 3
1. 1(u@c) zubud#{ku6}
2. [x] ki-zi{ku6}
3. 1(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) [KA]-sur{ku6}
4. 2(u@c) KA-lu-ub2{ku6}
5. 2(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) gir{ku6} mun
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. [...]
3. [...] x
4. [...] x
column 2
1. ku6 banszur-ra-[kam]
2. iti {d}[nin]-gir2-[su]
3. an-[ta-sur]-ra-[a]
4. i3-[kux(DU)]-ra2-[a]
5. ne-[sag]
column 3
1. szu-ku6 ab-[ba-ke4]
2. [mu-de6]
3. [ku6 u2-rum]
4. [{d}ba-ba6]
5. sa6-sa6
column 4
1. dam [URU-KA-gi-na]
2. [lugal]
3. [lagasz{ki}-ka 4(|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
Measurements (mm):
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DP, 320

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13527
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.00.00 ?
Alternative Years:
Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-22 at 14:03:27	Jagersma, Bram	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		Jagersma, Bram	Approved
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:00	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-04-03 at 15:50:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:37	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

External Resources

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Louvre Collections (cl010138228) (cl010138228)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 320 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220970.

DP 320 artifact entry (No. P220970). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220970 (Original work published 2003)

DP 320 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220970 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 320 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220970},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220970
LB  - CDLI:P220970
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - DP 320 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220970
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 320 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220970.

DP 320 artifact entry (No. P220970). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220970 (Original work published 2003)

DP 320 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220970 (Accessed: March 10, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 320 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220970},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220970},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220970
LB  - CDLI:P220970
M1  - 2026/3/10/
TI  - DP 320 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220970
ER  -