DP 418 (P221068)

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 13624

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) 6(asz@c) {gesz}kab2-ku {gesz}haszhur
2. 2(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}haszhur gag za3-ga gag masz
3. 4(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) {gesz}haszhur {gesz}ti mar
4. 4(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) {gesz}haszhur gag ha-har-ra-na
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) {gesz}haszhur gesz ru-gu2-ba-ka
2. 6(asz@c) {gesz}sze-du10 {gesz}sahar-gi4
3. 8(asz@c) {gesz}sze-du10 gag ha-har-ra-na
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) {gesz}dam apin {gesz}gul-bu
5. 2(u@c) {gesz}gul-bu {gesz}ri-gi4-bi2-lu2
column 3
1. 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) {gesz}gul-bu sza3-si ri-gi4-bi2-lu2
2. e2 ki-sal4-la-ka
3. ba-kux(DU)
4. 2(asz@c) {gesz}gul-bu ma-dul10 har-ha-da-ka
5. 2(asz@c) {gesz}gul-bu ma-dul10 nig2-szu-ka
column 4
1. 2(gesz2@c) {gesz}gul-bu ma-dul10 mar
2. 4(asz@c) {gesz}dam apin {gesz}gul-bu
3. 4(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) pa sa la2-a {gesz}haszhur
4. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) pa sa la2-a {gesz}gul-bu
reverse
column 1
1. ganun u2-ka
2. ba-kux(DU)
3. 6(asz@c) {gesz}sze-du10 {gesz}ban
4. 4(u@c) {gesz}haszhur bar-bi-da e-ur3
5. 2(u@c) {gesz}gul-bu bar-bi-da e-ur3
6. agrig-ge
column 2
1. ba-de6
2. GAN2-bi 4(u) la2 2(disz@t) sar
3. e2-nigin2-na 1(disz@t)-am6
column 3
1. gesz na ri-ga
2. kiri6 {d}ba-ba6
3. e-ta-e11
4. a-tusz-sza4
5. en-ig-gal
6. nu-banda3
7. na i3-mi-ri
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, 418

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13624
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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
2008-04-06 at 16:55:23 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:39 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 418 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221068.
DP 418 artifact entry (No. P221068). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221068 (Original work published 2003)
DP 418 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221068 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221068},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221068
LB  - CDLI:P221068
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - DP 418 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221068
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 418 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221068.
DP 418 artifact entry (No. P221068). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221068 (Original work published 2003)
DP 418 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221068 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 418 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221068},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221068},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221068
LB  - CDLI:P221068
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - DP 418 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221068
ER  - 
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