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DP 646 (P221296)

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 13855

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(asz@c) esz2 5(disz@t) gi kin du3-a
2. ur-dam
3. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) esz2 lugal-mas-su
4. 1(asz@c) esz2 2(disz@t) gi puzur4-ma-ma
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) esz2 gala-tur
2. 1(asz@c) esz2 5(disz@t) gi ur-du6
3. engar ki-gub-me
reverse
column 1
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) 2(disz@t) gi kin du3-a
2. i7 GAN2 uri3 ru2-a
3. sza3 i7-da
4. szu-luh ak-dam
5. engar ki-gub-ke4-ne
column 2
1. e-dab5
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3
4. u3 i7 mah-ta
5. sza3 asza5-ga-sze3
6. mu-ne-du3 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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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, 646

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 13855
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.04.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2016-07-28 at 15:16:05	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 14:28:16	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-10-07 at 13:00:53	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-04-15 at 20:55:41	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:47	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

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Cite this Artifacts

“DP 646 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221296.

DP 646 artifact entry (No. P221296). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221296

DP 646 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221296 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 646 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221296},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221296
LB  - CDLI:P221296
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - DP 646 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221296
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“DP 646 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221296.

DP 646 artifact entry (No. P221296). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221296

DP 646 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221296 (Accessed: January 26, 2026).

@misc{2003DP,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-26]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {DP 646 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221296},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221296},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221296
LB  - CDLI:P221296
M1  - 2026/1/26/
TI  - DP 646 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221296
ER  -