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DP 584 (P221234)

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 13792

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. 1(iku@c) GAN2 ki-duru5
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. 1(iku@c) GAN2 ur-sag
5. 1/2(iku@c)# GAN2 a-ba-sa2
6. 1/2(iku@c)# GAN2 ur-{d}{sze3}szer7-da
7. 1/2(iku@c)# GAN2 szesz-lu2-du10
column 2
1. 1(iku@c) GAN2 inim-ma!(KA)-ni-zi
2. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 dam-dingir-mu
3. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 gala-tur
4. sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
5. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 gu-u2
6. lu2 esz2-gid2
7. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 lugal-pa-e3
column 3
1. sipa szah2
2. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 a2-ne2-kur-ra
3. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 inim-du11
4. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 ki2-num
5. ka-szagan
6. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 amar-giri16{ki}
7. muhaldim
reverse
column 1
1. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 en-uszur3-re2
2. lu2 e2-nig2-ka
3. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 igi-zi
4. szu-i
5. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 amar-{d}asznan
6. aszgab
7. 1(disz@t) uru4-a-am6
column 2
1. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 szesz-lu2-du10
2. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 gesz-kin-ti
3. 1(iku@c) GAN2 gu4 gal-gal
4. 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. 4(bur'u) GAN2 sar ur-tar
7. 3(bur'u) GAN2 sar a-ba-sa2
8. 3(bur'u) GAN2 ki2-num
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 ki-duru5
2. GAN2 abzu-ka
3. ensi2-ke4
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. mu-na-gid2 6(|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
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DP, 584

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13792
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.06.00.00
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Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2022-02-17 at 11:37:53	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:15	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2008-04-13 at 18:37:50	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:43	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
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

External Resources

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

Louvre Collections (cl010138513) (cl010138513)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“DP 584 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221234.

DP 584 artifact entry (No. P221234). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221234 (Original work published 2003)

DP 584 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221234 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 584 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221234},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221234
LB  - CDLI:P221234
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - DP 584 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221234
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“DP 584 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221234.

DP 584 artifact entry (No. P221234). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221234 (Original work published 2003)

DP 584 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221234 (Accessed: December 27, 2025).

@misc{2023DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {DP 584 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221234},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221234
LB  - CDLI:P221234
M1  - 2025/12/27/
TI  - DP 584 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221234
ER  -