DP 385 (P221035)

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 13591

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. 2(ban2@c) sze-lu2
2. absin3-bi 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)
3. 1(ban2@c) 1(disz@t) sila3 gu2-gu2 gu4
4. absin3-bi 5(asz@c)
5. GAN2-bi 3(u) 3(disz@t) sar
6. e2-gal-kam
7. 2(asz@c) absin3 szum2 sikil-sar
column 2
1. GAN2 KA-sa6-kam
2. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)? szum2 gu4-sar 1(disz@t) gar
3. absin3-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c)
4. GAN2-bi 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) sar
5. 3(barig@c) szum2 gu4 3(disz@t) gar
6. absin3-bi 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c)
7. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c)
8. 4(ban2@c) szum2 dilmun e2-nig2-gur11
9. absin3-bi 3(asz@c)
column 3
1. 1(disz@t) sila3 tu-szum2 dilmun
2. i3-szi-du7
3. GAN2-bi 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) sar
4. szum2 e2-gal-kam
5. 1(barig@c) szum2 gu4-sar 1(disz@t) gar
6. absin3-bi 5(asz@c)
7. GAN2-bi 1(u) 2(disz@t) sar
8. en-ig-gal
9. nu-banda3
10. 1(barig@c) 3(ban2) za-ha-ti
11. absin3-bi 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2 gu4
2. GAN2-bi 2(u) 2(disz@t)
3. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) szum2 sikil gal-gal
4. absin3-bi 5(asz@c)
5. GAN2-bi 1(u) 3(disz@t) sar
6. 2(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) tu-szum2 sikil
7. absin3-bi 4(u@c) 5(asz@c)
8. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2 1(u) 2(disz@t) sar
column 5
1. 2(barig@c) szum2 sa6 2(disz@t) gar
2. absin3-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c)
3. GAN2-bi 3(u) sar
4. 5(ban2@c) szum2 sa6 e2-nig2-gur11
5. absin3-bi 5(asz@c)
6. GAN2-bi 1(u) 2(disz@t) sar
7. 2(disz@t) gi sag an-na
reverse
column 1
1. 4(disz@t) gi sag a-ki-ta-ka
2. e-bar
3. szum2 bara2-a-ra2-nu2-ke4
4. i3-us2
5. 4(ban2@c) tu-szum2 sa6
6. absin3-bi 1(u@c) 2(asz@c)
7. GAN2-bi 1(u) sar
column 2
1. ab2-ki a-ki-ta-ka-kam
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 8(disz@t) sar ki szum2-ma
2. GAN2 du5-uh2-ka
3. GAN2 u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. en-ig-gal
6. nu-banda3
7. mu-sur
8. URU-KA-gi-na
column 4
1. lugal
2. lagasz{ki} 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 385

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13591
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-08-22 at 06:23:18 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:06 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-04 at 17:47:22 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:38 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“DP 385 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221035.
DP 385 artifact entry (No. P221035). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221035 (Original work published 2003)
DP 385 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221035 (Accessed: May 21, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 385 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221035},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221035},
}

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