DP 492 (P221142)

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 13698

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(asz@c) {gesz}apin
2. 4(asz@c) {gesz}a2 apin
3. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme
4. 4(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5 gibil
5. 4(asz@c) ab2 sag sumun
6. 4(asz@c) ab2 ur2 sumun
7. sa2-ur2 sa2-pa ad-tab i3-se3
column 2
1. 4(asz@c) bar-us2 uruda
2. 4(asz@c) {kusz}nag
3. 1(asz@c) zar-zar
4. 1(asz@c) ma-sim
5. a2-ne2-kur-ra
6. 4(asz@c) {gesz}apin
7. 8(asz@c) {gesz}a2 apin
8. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme
9. 4(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5 gibil
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) ab2 sag gibil
2. 3(asz@c) ab2 sag sumun
3. 1(asz@c) ab2 ur2 gibil
4. 3(asz@c) ab2 ur2 sumun
5. sa2-pa sa2-LAGAB ad-tab i3-se3
6. 4(asz@c) bar-us2 uruda
7. 5(asz@c) {kusz}nag
8. 1(asz@c) zar-zar
9. 1(asz@c) ma-sim
column 4
1. inim-du11
2. 4(asz@c) {gesz}apin
3. 8(asz@c) {gesz}a2! apin
4. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme
5. 4(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5 gibil
6. 2(asz@c) ab2 sag gibil
7. 2(asz@c) ab2 sag sumun
8. 4(asz@c) ab2 ur2 gibil
column 5
1. 8(asz@c) sa2-pa gibil
2. 8(asz@c) sa2-pa sumun
3. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) sa2-LAGAB gibil
4. 4(asz@c) didli-bi ad-tab gibil
5. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) didli-bi ad-tab sumun
6. 5(asz@c) {kusz}nag
7. 4(asz@c) bar-us2 uruda
reverse
column 1
1. e2-nam
2. 4(asz@c) {gesz}apin
3. 8(asz@c) {gesz}a2
4. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme
5. 4(asz@c) gu4 apin szu4-dul5 gibil
6. 4(asz@c) ab2 ur2 gibil
column 2
1. sa2-pa sa2-LAGAB ad-tab gibil-gibil i3-se3
2. 5(asz@c) bar-us2 uruda
3. 5(asz@c) {kusz}nag
4. 1(asz@c) zar-zar
5. 1(asz@c) ma-sim
6. sag-ga2-tuku-a
7. 4(asz@c) {gesz}apin
8. 8(asz@c) {gesz}a2
9. 1(u@c) {gesz}eme
10. 3(asz@c) gu4 apin szudulx(|NIG2.TUG2|) sumun
column 3
1. 4(asz@c) ab2 sag sumun
2. 1(asz@c) ab2 ur2 gibil
3. 1(asz@c) ab2 ur2 sumun
4. sa2-pa sa2-LAGAB ad-tab i3-se3
5. 1(disz@t) szu ti-a-am6
6. 2(asz@c) gu4 apin szudulx(|NIG2.TUG2|) gibil
7. 2(asz@c) ab2 sag gibil
8. 1(asz@c)#? ab2 ur2 gibil
9. sa2-ur2 sa2-pa ad-tab gibil-gibil i3-se3-am6
10. 5(asz@c) usan3 gibil
column 4
1. [x] 3(asz@c) tug2 gu2 ansze sumun-sumun
2. inim-ma-ni-zi
column 5
1. sag-apin {d}ba-ba6-ke4-ne
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. e-ne-ta-si
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: DP, 492

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13698
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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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
2015-05-20 at 15:58:04 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-09 at 15:04:03 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:41 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 492 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221142.
DP 492 artifact entry (No. P221142). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221142 (Original work published 2003)
DP 492 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221142 (Accessed: June 17, 2025).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-17]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 492 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221142},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221142},
}


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