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DP 338 (P220988)

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 13544

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(asz@c) sila4 ga sub-ba
2. du11-ga-ni
3. kuruszda-da
4. mu-da-lu5-ka-am6
rest of column missing
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) sila4 ga sub-ba
2. mu-ni
3. kuruszda e2-munus-ka-kam
4. e2-muhaldim-ma
5. [ba-sa6]
rest of column missing
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) masz lugud2-da
2. sze-a2 e-sir2-ra-ke4
3. x [...]
rest of column missing
reverse
column 1
beginning of column missing
1'. U2-U2
2'. agrig-kam
3'. e2-muhaldim-ma
4'. ba-sa6
column 2
beginning of column missing
1'. [bara2-nam-tar-ra]
2'. [dam lugal]-an-da
3'. ensi2
4'. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
5'. sze-a2 ugu2-ka-na si be2-sa2-a-kam 2(|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
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DP, 338

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13544
Accession No.:

Provenience

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

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.02.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:01	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

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010138245) (cl010138245)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 338 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220988.

DP 338 artifact entry (No. P220988). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220988 (Original work published 2003)

DP 338 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220988 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 338 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220988},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - DP 338 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 338 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P220988.

DP 338 artifact entry (No. P220988). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P220988 (Original work published 2003)

DP 338 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P220988 (Accessed: March 5, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 338 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P220988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P220988},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P220988
LB  - CDLI:P220988
M1  - 2026/3/5/
TI  - DP 338 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P220988
ER  -