DP 322 (P220972)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13528bis ?

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. 5(u@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| esztub{ku6}
2. 2(asz@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| gamar{ku6}
3. e2-munus-a
4. e2-nig2-gur11-ra
5. ba-kux(DU)
column 2
1. 2(u@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| esztub{ku6}
2. amar-giri16{ki}
3. muhaldim
4. ku6-hab2-sze3 ak-de3
5. szu ba-ti
6. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| esztub{ku6}
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) sa |ZI&ZI.SZE3| gamar{ku6}
2. ur-e2-musz3
3. dam-gar3
4. sa10-ma-sze3
5. ba-de6
column 2
1. ku6 ka na4 abzu e-ka-kam
2. e2-sig4-zi-de3
3. szu-ku6-e
4. mu-de6
5. bara2-nam-tar-ra
column 3
1. dam lugal-an-da
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka 6(|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)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Lugalanda.06.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P220972
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P220972

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 13528bis ?
Accession Number

References

primary: DP, 322

[AllottedelaFuÿe1908-1920DP] Allotte de la Fuÿe, François-Maurice. 1908-1920. Documents Présargoniques. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: RA 58, p.86-90, p. 89 n. 3

[Lambert1964fauna] Lambert, Maurice. 1964. “Bibliographie: Landsberger, The Fauna of Ancient Mesopotamia (MSL 8/2).” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 58: 86–90.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2008-10-09 at 16:04:00	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-03 at 16:37:15	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

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 322 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220972.

DP 322 artifact entry (No. P220972). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220972

DP 322 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220972 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 322 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220972},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220972
LB  - CDLI:P220972
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - DP 322 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220972
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 322 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P220972.

DP 322 artifact entry (No. P220972). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220972

DP 322 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220972 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 322 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220972},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220972},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P220972
LB  - CDLI:P220972
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - DP 322 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220972
ER  -