TSA 25 (P221386)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France

Museum Number

DMMA H 0866

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. 2(asz@c) nu-kiri6
2. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
3. kin kusz3 2(disz@t)-ta
4. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
5. lu2 1(asz@c)-sze3
6. kin kusz3 1(disz@t)-ta
7. kin-bi 2(disz@t) gi kusz3 2(disz@t) dingir-a-mu
8. 8(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
column 2
1. kin kusz3 1(disz@t)-ta
2. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
3. kin kusz3 2(disz@t)-ta
4. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
5. kin kusz3 1(disz@t)-ta
6. kusz3 3(disz@t) nu-kiri6
7. kin-bi 2(disz@t) gi kusz3 2(disz@t) e2-ku4
8. 6(asz@c) igi-nu-du8
9. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
10. kin kusz3 1(disz@t)-ta
column 3
1. kusz3 3(disz@t) nu-kiri6
2. kin-bi 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 4(disz@t) e-ta-e11
3. 7(asz@c) igi-nu-du8!(KIRI6)
4. 2(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
5. kin kusz3 1(disz@t)-ta
6. kusz3 3(disz@t) nu-kiri6
7. kin-bi 2(disz@t) gi ur-ki
8. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8!(KIRI6)
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
2. kin kusz3 1(disz@t)-ta
3. kusz3 3(disz@t) nu-kiri6
4. kin-bi 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 3(disz@t) en-kisal-si
5. 5(asz@c) igi-nu-du8!(KIRI6)
6. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5
7. kin kusz3 1(disz@t)-ta
reverse
column 1
1. kusz3 3(disz@t) nu-kiri6
2. kin-bi 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 3(disz@t) nimgir-abzu
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1/2(asz@c) esz2 1(disz@t) gi kusz3 2(disz@t) kin du3-a
2. kiri6 gibil GAN2 UL nu-tuku-ka
3. al du3-dam
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. mu-du3
7. kiri6 u2-rum
column 3
1. {d}ba-ba6
2. sa6-sa6
3. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4. lugal
5. lagasz{ki}-ka 3(|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)

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	P221386
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221386

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)	Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, France
Museum Number	DMMA H 0866
Accession Number

References

primary: TSA, no. 25

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2008-10-09 at 16:04:20	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-27 at 14:46:48	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 25 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221386.

TSA 25 artifact entry (No. P221386). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221386

TSA 25 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221386 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221386},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221386},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221386
LB  - CDLI:P221386
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TSA 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221386
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“TSA 25 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221386.

TSA 25 artifact entry (No. P221386). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221386

TSA 25 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221386 (Accessed: October 18, 2026).

@misc{2003TSA,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-18]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {TSA 25 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221386},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221386},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221386
LB  - CDLI:P221386
M1  - 2026/10/18/
TI  - TSA 25 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221386
ER  -