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DP 548 (P221198)

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 13756

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. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze NE-GI-bar ge6 gur saggal
2. ur2-mud
3. agrig
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
column 2
1. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
2. 2(barig@c) puzur4-ma-ma
3. szu-nigin2 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze NE-GI-bar ge6
4. iti udu-sze3 sze a {d}nin-gir2-su-ka
5. masz GAN2-ba
reverse
column 1
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. e2 ezem-da
4. iri ku3-ga-ta
5. sze-ba iti 2(disz@t)-kam-ma-sze3
6. e-ne-ba 3(|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, 548

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13756
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.03.00.00
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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 12:42:13	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 14:28:11	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:50	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:10	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-04-12 at 18:42:15	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 (cl010138476) (cl010138476)

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 548 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221198.

DP 548 artifact entry (No. P221198). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221198 (Original work published 2003)

DP 548 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221198 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 548 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221198},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221198},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221198
LB  - CDLI:P221198
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - DP 548 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221198
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 548 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221198.

DP 548 artifact entry (No. P221198). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221198 (Original work published 2003)

DP 548 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221198 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 548 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221198},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221198},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221198
LB  - CDLI:P221198
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - DP 548 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221198
ER  -