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DP 531 (P221181)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 13738

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

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 3(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2 <gur> saggal
2. ziz2 bala-bi 2(barig@c)
3. 4(ban2@c) gig
4. ziz2 numun GAN2 nigin2-na-sze3
5. sag-ga2-tuku-a
6. sag-apin-ke4
7. ba-de6
column 2
1. 6(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
2. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c)
3. 1(asz@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
4. ziz2 bala-bi 3(ban2@c)
5. 1(barig@c) gig
6. ziz2 numun GAN2 tur gu2-edin-na-ka-sze3
7. ur-{d}en-ki
reverse
column 1
1. sag-apin-ke4
2. ba-de6
3. iti siki-ba-a
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. e2 ki-sal4-la-ta
7. e-ne-ta-gar 1(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: DP, 531

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13738
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.01.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-20 at 15:58:06	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:46	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:10	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:42	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
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

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010138458) (cl010138458)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 531 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221181.

DP 531 artifact entry (No. P221181). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221181 (Original work published 2003)

DP 531 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221181 (Accessed: February 9, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 531 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221181},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221181
LB  - CDLI:P221181
M1  - 2026/2/9/
TI  - DP 531 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 531 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221181.

DP 531 artifact entry (No. P221181). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221181 (Original work published 2003)

DP 531 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221181 (Accessed: February 9, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-09]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 531 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221181},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221181},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221181
LB  - CDLI:P221181
M1  - 2026/2/9/
TI  - DP 531 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221181
ER  -