DP 393 (P221043)

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 13599

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. 4(u@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4-sar suh5-ha 1(disz@t) gar-ra
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4-sar us2-bi 1(disz@t) gar-ra
3. 5(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4 suh5-ha 2(disz@t) gar-ra
column 2
1. 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4 us2-bi 2(disz@t) gar-ra
2. 1(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4 suh5-ha 3(disz@t) gar-ra
3. 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4 us2-bi 3(disz@t) gar-ra
4. 2(u@c) gu-la2 szum2 sa6
column 3
1. szum2 gu4-ta e-ta-ri-ri
2. ki szum2-ma
3. GAN2 gibil tur-kam
4. 5(u@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4-sar suh5-ha 1(disz@t) gar-ra
5. 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4-sar us2-bi 1(disz@t) gar-ra
column 4
1. 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4 suh5-ha 2(disz@t) gar-ra
2. 4(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4 us2-bi 2(disz@t) gar-ra
3. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4 suh5-ha 3(disz@t) gar
reverse
column 1
1. 7(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 5(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4 us2-bi 3(disz@t) gar-ra
2. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 dilmun
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 gu4-KASKAL 1(disz@t) gar
column 2
1. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 sa6
2. szum2 gu4-ta e-ta-ri-ri
3. ki szum2-ma
4. GAN2 u3-gig-ka-kam
column 3
1. [szu]-nigin2 5(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 tur mah-ba
2. ki szum2-ma GAN2 gibil tur-ka-kam
3. 2(gesz'u@c) 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) gu-la2 szum2 tur mah-ba
column 4
1. ki szum2-ma GAN2 u3-gig-ka-kam
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. mu-ba-al
5. e2 ki-sal4-la-ka
6. i3-kux(DU)
7. szum2 u2-rum
8. {d}ba-ba6
column 5
1. sa6-sa6
2. dam URU-KA-gi-na
3. lugal
4. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 393

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13599
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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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
2008-10-09 at 16:04:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-05 at 14:56:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:38 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 393 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221043.
DP 393 artifact entry (No. P221043). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221043 (Original work published 2003)
DP 393 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221043 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 393 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221043},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221043
LB  - CDLI:P221043
M1  - 2026/1/29/
TI  - DP 393 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221043
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 393 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221043.
DP 393 artifact entry (No. P221043). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221043 (Original work published 2003)
DP 393 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221043 (Accessed: January 29, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 393 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221043},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221043},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221043
LB  - CDLI:P221043
M1  - 2026/1/29/
TI  - DP 393 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221043
ER  -
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