TSA 11 (P221372)

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 04128

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(ban2@c) sze-ba
2. sa6-sa6
3. 5(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
5. 4(ban2@c) nin-ama-na
6. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
7. 3(ban2@c) a-ra2-nu2
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c) e2-ki-DU-DU-mu
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
11. [3(asz@c)] dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
12. 3(ban2@c)! nu-mu-na-szum2-mu
13. 3(ban2@c) nin-ku3-su
14. 3(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. 3(ban2@c) nin-kisal-sze3
16. 3(ban2@c) nin-ra-a-na-gu-lu5
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
19. 3(ban2@c) nin-e2-unu{ki}-ga-nir-gal2
20. 3(ban2@c) e2-hi-li
21. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
column 2
1. 3(ban2@c)! e2-hi-li
2. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
3. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
4. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
5. 3(ban2@c) e2-ku3
6. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
7. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun
8. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
9. 3(ban2@c) iri-na-a-na-gu-lu5
10. 3(ban2@c) be2-su-ga2
11. 3(ban2@c) uszur3!-ra-sa6
12. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
13. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
14. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
15. 3(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
16. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
17. 8(asz@c) sza3-<du10> munus 2(ban2@c)
18. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) geszgal-si!
19. 4(ban2@c) ZUM
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-su-da
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 4(ban2@c)! gu-u9
4. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-u3-ma
6. [2(ban2@c)] dumu nita
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 3(ban2@c) nin-al-sa6
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 3(ban2@c) ama-bi-a-ra2-nu2
11. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
12. 3(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
13. 3(ban2@c) ama-sa6-ga
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
15. 3(ban2@c) zi-zi
16. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
17. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2-zi-da
18. 3(ban2@c) kisz-[a]
19. 3(ban2@c) geme2-ganun!
20. 3(ban2@c) e2-nun!-ne2!
21. 3(ban2@c) geme2-e2!-dam!
22. 3(ban2@c) [tasz3-ni-tum]
23. 3(ban2@c) [nin-bara2]-ge#
24. 2(ban2@c) szesz-an-edin-na
25. 3(ban2@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
column 4
1. 3(ban2@c) da-na
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 3(ban2@c) zex(|AB2.SZA3.GI|)-na
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 1(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
7. 4(ban2@c) nin-inim-zi-da
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
9. szu-nigin2 geme2 4(ban2@c)
10. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
13. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
14. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
15. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 1(barig@c) nin!-inim!-[zi-da]
16. 4(ban2@c) [ag]-ga-ga!
17. 4(ban2@c) [{d}nin-mar{ki}-ama]-pa4-pa4
18. 3(ban2@c) a!-am6!-[ma]
19. 3(ban2@c) [KA-sa6]
20. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
21. 3(ban2@c) ma-[ma]-tum
22. 3(ban2@c) za-na
column 5
1. 3(ban2@c) si-PI-DU
2. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-dingir-mu
3. 2(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
4. 3(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-gin7-a-ba-sa6
5. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
6. 3(ban2@c) me-kisal-le
7. 3(ban2@c) me-me
8. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
9. 3(ban2@c) szesz-da-gal-di
10. 3(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
11. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
12. sag dub-me
13. 3(ban2@c)? nin-tesz2-mu
14. 3(ban2@c) gan-ezem
15. gu2-ba-me
16. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
17. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
18. 1(asz@c) [sza3]-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
19. 2(asz@c) sza3-<du10> munus [2(ban2@c)]
20. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)! {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
21. 4(ban2@c) si-um-me
22. 4(ban2@c) U2-U2
23. [4(ban2@c)] ba-ri-gi4
24. 4(ban2@c)! nam!-szita-mu-bi2-du11
column 6
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
2. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
3. 4(ban2@c) e-ba-ni
4. 4(ban2@c) dam-a-mu
5. [2(ban2@c)] dumu munus
6. 4(ban2@c) e2-[zi]-sza3-gal2
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
8. 4(ban2@c) [utu]-ama-mu
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
10. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
11. 4(ban2@c) [nin]-mu-da-kusz2
12. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
13. 4(ban2@c) si-ma!
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 4(ban2@c) ha-szi
16. 4(ban2@c) nin-um-me-da
17. 4(ban2@c) nin-szubur-ama-mu
18. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-na-nam
19. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
20. 5(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
21. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
22. sze-bi 3(asz@c) igi-bar-lu2-ti
23. ki-siki-me
24. 3(ban2@c) nin-tur
25. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
26. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
column 7
1. 4(ban2@c) szesz-e-a-na-ak
2. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
3. 3(ban2@c) nin-szer7-zi
4. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
5. 3(ban2@c) nin-bara2-da-ri2
6. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
7. 4(ban2@c) sza3-ge-a-ra2-bi2-du11
8. szu-nigin2 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
9. 4(asz@c) geme2 3(ban2@c)
10. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
11. 3(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
12. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ki-gu-me
13. 4(ban2@c) sa-{d}si-bi2
14. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
15. 4(ban2@c) min-na-ni
16. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
17. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
18. 4(ban2@c) nin-ma-de6
19. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
20. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-dingir-mu
21. 4(ban2@c) nin-ab-gu
22. 4(ban2@c) {d}nin-szubur-ama-mu
23. 4(ban2@c) nig2-erim2-bar-ra
24. 2(ban2@c) dumu nita
column 8
1. 4(ban2@c)! be2-su-ga2
2. geme2 sa2-du11-me
3. 4(ban2@c) zi-la-la
4. 4(ban2@c)! nin-ab-gu
5. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-ama-mu
6. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
7. 4(ban2@c) nin-da-nu-me-a
8. 4(asz@c)# nin#-[igi-tab]-mu#
9. 4(ban2@c) nin-e-an-su
10. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
11. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
12. 4(ban2@c) ha-szi
13. 4(ban2@c) i3-su-ba
14. 4(ban2@c) ag-ga-ga
15. 4(ban2@c) USZ-ni-tum
16. 4(ban2@c) {gesz}ban
17. 4(ban2@c) zi-le
18. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
19. 1(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
20. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
21. geme2 bar-bi gal2-me
22. szu-nigin2 2(u@c) 2(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
column 9
1. 1(asz@c) nu-siki nita 3(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) nu-siki munus 3(ban2@c)
3. 6(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
4. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
5. sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ur2-mud
6. agrig
7. 4(ban2@c) sun2!-ama-mu
8. 4(ban2@c) sig4-ga2-na-gi4
9. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
10. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-ezem-me-he2-gam-gam
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-kas4-il2-il2
12. 4(ban2@c) uszur4-gin7-du10
13. munus-me
14. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) e2-gil-sa
15. u2-bil
16. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
17. 5(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
column 10
1. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2@c)
2. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) i3-li2-be6-li2
3. 4(ban2@c) za#!-[na]
4. [4(ban2@c) nin-lu2-mu]
5. 4(ban2@c) [nam-iri-na-sze3]
6. [2(ban2@c) dumu munus]
7. 4(ban2@c)! [nin-nig2-u-mu]
8. 4(ban2@c) zi-le#
9. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
10. 4(ban2@c) nin-iri-da-kusz2
11. munus-me
12. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ad-da
13. munu4 gaz-am6
14. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
15. 6(asz@c) geme2 4(ban2@c)
16. 2(asz@c) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2@c)
17. sze-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) amar-giri16{ki}
reverse
column 1
1. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
2. 4(ban2@c) nin-tesz2-mu
3. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
4. 4(ban2@c) nin-ba-ba
5. sze-bi 2(barig@c) puzur4-ma-ma
6. 4(ban2@c) sal-la
7. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
8. 4(ban2@c) sila4-tur
9. sze-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) bara2-zi
10. geme2 kikken-me
11. 4(ban2@c) nin-mu-da-kusz2
12. 4(ban2@c) {d}ba-ba6-i3-kusz2
13. 4(ban2@c) za-na
14. geme2 |NUNUZ.KISIM5x(GUG2.MUNU4)|-me
15. 3(ban2@c) i7-lu2-dadag
16. 2(asz@c) dumu munus 2(ban2@c)
17. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-ti-ti
18. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
column 2
1. a-ga-am-me
2. 3(ban2@c) nin-tigix(|E2.BALAG|)-ni-du10
3. gala
4. 3(ban2) nin-esz2-dam-me-ki-ag2
5. 2(ban2) dumu munus
6. 3(ban2) nin-u3-ma
7. 3(ban2) nin-lum-ki-ag2
8. 3(ban2) SZIM-tusz-sze3
9. 2(ban2) dumu nita
10. 3(ban2) munus-sa6
11. nin-gal!-lam
12. 3(disz@t) dumu nita 2(ban2)
13. 3(ban2) su6-mu2
14. 3(ban2) e2-ki-be2-gi4
15. 2(disz@t) dumu nita 2(ban2)
16. 2(ban2) dumu munus
17. 3(ban2) dam-a-mu
18. 2(disz@t) dumu munus 2(ban2)
19. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-zi-mu
column 3
1. 2(ban2) dumu nita
2. 2(disz@t) dumu munus 2(ban2)
3. 3(ban2) nin-sza3-la2-tuku
4. 2(ban2) dumu munus
5. 3(ban2) za-na
6. {d}ba-ba6-ig-gal
7. 2(ban2) dumu munus
8. 3(ban2) {d}asznan-ama-mu
9. 3(ban2) nin-ur2!-ni
10. 3(ban2) nam-dam
11. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-tesz2-mu
12. 2(ban2) dumu munus
13. geme2 szah2 nig2-gu7-a-me
14. 3(ban2) szesz-a-mu
15. geme2 masz-kam
16. 4(ban2@c) ne-sag
17. nita-am6
18. 4(ban2@c) sza3-TAR
19. munus-am6
20. [gab2]-ra szah2#-me
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) nita 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
3. 2(u) la2 3(disz@t) geme2 3(ban2)
4. 7(disz@t) sza3-du10 nita 2(ban2)
5. 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) sza3-du10 munus 2(ban2)
6. sze-bi 3(disz@t) 3(barig) la2 1(ban2) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
7. sipa szah2
column 5
column blank
column 6
column blank
column 7
column blank
column 8
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
2. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
4. 2(asz@c) lu2 3(ban2@c)
5. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) [7(disz@t) sza3-du10] nita [2(ban2@c)]
6. nita-me
7. 1(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c)? geme2 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(gesz2@c) [la2] 2(asz@c) 2(u@c)! la2 3(disz@t) geme2 3(ban2@c)
9. 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) geme2 2(ban2@c)
1 column blank
column 9
1. gu2-an-sze3 3(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 3(u) 3(disz@t) lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) 3(barig) la2 1(ban2) gur saggal#
3. [sze-ba] geme2 dumu u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. iti [udu-sze3] sze a [il2]-la
6. en-ig-gal
7. nu-banda3
8. ganun kiri6-ta
9. e-ne-ba
10. sa6-sa6
11. dam URU-KA-gi-na
column 10
1. lugal
2. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Text content

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

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Urukagina_l.03.00.00 Eniggal sic
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221372
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221372

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 04128
Accession Number

References

primary: TSA, no. 11

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2016-07-28 at 16:13:34	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:46:38	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-10-21 at 08:14:08	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2011-09-28 at 09:29:32	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-22 at 16:45:01	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:49	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 11 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221372.

TSA 11 artifact entry (No. P221372). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221372

TSA 11 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221372 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221372},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221372
LB  - CDLI:P221372
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - TSA 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221372
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 11 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221372.

TSA 11 artifact entry (No. P221372). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221372

TSA 11 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221372 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 11 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221372},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221372
LB  - CDLI:P221372
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - TSA 11 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221372
ER  -