DP 563 (P221213)

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 13771

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. 5(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. amar-giri16{ki}
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e-ta-[e11]
  rest broken
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) [ma]-al-ga-su3
2. 5(asz@c) igi-zi
3. szu-i
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e2-mete
5. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nin-[al]-sa6
6. [1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)] {d}ba-ba6-[lu2]-sa6-[ga]
7. [munus]-am6
column 3
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nig2-du7-pa-e3
2. lu2 e2-sza3-ga
3. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lugal-inim-gi-na
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lugal-ga2#
5. sagi-me
6. 2(asz@c) nam-mah-ni
7. sukkal
8. 1(asz@c) surx(ERIM)-tesz2-mu
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) {d}PA-igi-du
2. 3(asz@c) il2
3. i3-ra2-ra2
4. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) mu-ni
5. muhaldim
6. szubur
7. dumu
reverse
column 1
1. [szu-nigin2 3(gesz2@c)] 1(u@c)# 3(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. sze siki# mug-a sa10-a-am6
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. ganun kiri6-ka
6. e-bala
column 2
1. sze u2-rum
2. sa6-sa6
3. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4. lugal
5. lagasz{ki}-ka 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: DP, 563

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 13771
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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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-09-25 at 08:48:21 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2008-04-12 at 19:09:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:42 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 563 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221213.
DP 563 artifact entry (No. P221213). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221213 (Original work published 2003)
DP 563 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221213 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 563 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221213},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221213
LB  - CDLI:P221213
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - DP 563 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221213
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 563 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221213.
DP 563 artifact entry (No. P221213). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221213 (Original work published 2003)
DP 563 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221213 (Accessed: January 31, 2026).
@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-31]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 563 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221213},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221213},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221213
LB  - CDLI:P221213
M1  - 2026/1/31/
TI  - DP 563 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221213
ER  -
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