TSA 04 (P221365)

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 04133

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. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) sila4
2. 5(asz@c) mudx(LAK449) kas ge6
3. il2
4. nu-banda3
5. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz
6. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas sig15
7. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas ge6
8. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda KA-gu7
column 2
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda bappir3
2. 1(asz@c) sze sa gur saggal
3. 1(asz@c) sa lu{sar}
4. 1(gesz2@c) sa si4-lum
5. sanga# {d}[nansze]
6. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz
7. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas sig15
8. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas ge6
9. 1(u@c) ninda KA-gu7
column 3
1. 1(u@c) ninda [bappir3]
2. 2(barig@c) sze sa
3. 3(u@c) sa lu{sar}
4. 3(u@c) sa si4-lum
5. 3(u@c) sa sar mu11-mu11
6. sanga {d}nin-mar{ki}
7. 4(u@c) ninda bappir3 gal-gal
8. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas
column 4
1. [...]
2. 1(u@c) sa [...]
3. sanga [{d}ga2-tum3-du10]
4. 1(asz@c) udu
5. 3(asz@c) pisan ku6 a-de2
6. lugal-dalla
7. 1(gesz2@c) sa lu{sar}
8. 1(gesz2@c) sa si4-lum
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2@c) sa sar
2. ur-igi
3. nu-banda3
4. 1(asz@c) nig2-banda3{da} i3
5. 1(asz@c) dug ga
6. ur-du6
7. szusz3
8. 1(asz@c) LAK743? i3
9. 1(ban2@c)? [ga'ar]
10. [nam-dam]
11. [1(asz@c) udu]
column 2
1. 1(gesz2@c) ninda bappir3
2. 1(u@c) ninda KA-gu7
3. 1(u@c) ninda bappir3
4. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas
5. 1(barig@c) sze sa
6. 3(u@c) sa si4-lum
7. 3(u@c) sar
8. 1(asz@c) sa lu{sar}
9. sanga# [e2-babbar2]
10. [3(asz@c) sa si4-lum]
column 3
1. 3(asz@c) sa lu{sar}
2. sanga-NIG2
3. 1(asz@c) masz
4. 1(gesz2@c) ninda
5. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas
6. sanga {d}dumu-zi
7. 1(asz@c) masz
8. 3(u@c) ninda
9. 5(asz@c) sa2-du11 kas
10. sanga# [ba-gara2]
column 4
1. ezem {d}ba-ba6-ka
2. [sa6]-sa6
3. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4. lugal
5. lagasz{ki}-ka-ra
6. e2-gal-la
7. mu-na-kux(DU) 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: TSA, no. 4

    [Genouillac1909TSA] Genouillac, Henri de. 1909. Tablettes Sumériennes Archaïques. Paris: Paul Geuthner.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 04133
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:46:37 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:19 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-21 at 18:13:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“TSA 04 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221365.
TSA 04 artifact entry (No. P221365). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221365
TSA 04 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221365 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221365},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221365
LB  - CDLI:P221365
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - TSA 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221365
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 04 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221365.
TSA 04 artifact entry (No. P221365). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221365
TSA 04 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221365 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 04 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221365},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221365},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221365
LB  - CDLI:P221365
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - TSA 04 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221365
ER  -
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