DP 461 (P221111)

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 13667

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(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) {gesz}ur3 e2 gi sig-ga
2. gesz guru7 mu5-ru5-ka-kam
3. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) {gesz}ur3 [e2] gi sig-ga
column 2
1. ganun gi-ka guru7-a i3-kux(DU)
2. 1(gesz2@c) 5(asz@c) zu2 {gesz}GAN2-ur3
3. 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) {gesz}gag al gal-gal
4. 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) {gesz}gag-<al> tur-tur
5. gesz guru7 a2 nig2-e11-ka-sze3
reverse
column 1
1. gal2-la-am6 e2-mar-ka
2. mu-gal2
3. 2(u@c) {gesz}ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
4. e2 in-u-da
5. gir2-nun
6. sipa ansze-ka-ka
column 2
1. e-gal2
2. 4(gesz2@c) {gesz}ur3 e2-gi-sig-ga
3. e2 udu siki-ka
4. lugal-da-ka
5. e-gal2
6. gesz guru7 mu5-ru5-ka-kam
column 3
1. ma2! lugud2-da-a
2. e-gal2-am6
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e2 za3 iri-ka-ka
6. szu-a bi2-gi4 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 461

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 13667
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.02.00.00 ?
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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
2020-09-01 at 07:47:08 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-07 at 17:13:48 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:40 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 461 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221111.
DP 461 artifact entry (No. P221111). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221111 (Original work published 2003)
DP 461 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221111 (Accessed: July 11, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 461 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221111},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221111},
}

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