TSA 40 (P221401)
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, FranceMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Département des Monnaies, Médailles et Antiques, Bibliothèque Nationale, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
DMMA H 0867Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative [identification uncertain]Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. im-nun mu5-ru5-ta 3(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
2. GAN2-bi 1(u) sar
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) szum2 sa6
4. absin3-bi 4(u)
5. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2 1(u) sar
6. e2-gal-kam
7. 4(asz@c) absin3 szum2 gu4
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3-kam
4. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szum2 gu4{sar} 1(disz@t) gar
5. absin3-bi 2(u)
6. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c)
7. GAN2 sag an-na-ka-kam
8. 1(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
9. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) absin3 szum2 sa6
column 3
1. GAN2-bi 1/4(iku@c)
2. geme2-tar-sir2-sir2-ra
3. dumu-kam
4. 4(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
5. 5(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
6. GAN2-bi 2(u) sar
7. 1(asz@c) szum2 sikil gal-gal
8. absin3-bi 1(u) 2(disz@t)
9. GAN2-bi 1/4(iku@c)
10. 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) tu-szum2 sikil
reverse
column 1
1. absin3-bi 4(u) 4(disz@t)
2. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2 1(u) sar
3. ki za-<ha>-ti 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 e-bar
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) szum2 gu4 2(disz@t) gar
5. absin3-bi 3(u) 5(disz@t)
6. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2 la2 1(u) sar
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) tu-szum2 sa6 1(disz@t) gar
2. absin3-bi 8(disz@t)
3. GAN2-bi 2(u) sar
4. 2(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
5. 2(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
6. GAN2-bi 1(u) sar
7. e2-gal-kam
column 3
1. GAN2 a-ki-ta-ka-kam
column 4
1. ki szum2-ma
2. GAN2 du5-uh2-ka-ka
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. mu-sur 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
obverse
column 1
1. im-nun mu5-ru5-ta 3(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
2. GAN2-bi 1(u) sar
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) szum2 sa6
4. absin3-bi 4(u)
5. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2 1(u) sar
6. e2-gal-kam
7. 4(asz@c) absin3 szum2 gu4
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
2. en-ig-gal
3. nu-banda3-kam
4. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) szum2 gu4{sar} 1(disz@t) gar
5. absin3-bi 2(u)
6. GAN2-bi 1/2(iku@c)
7. GAN2 sag an-na-ka-kam
8. 1(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
9. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) absin3 szum2 sa6
column 3
1. GAN2-bi 1/4(iku@c)
2. geme2-tar-sir2-sir2-ra
3. dumu-kam
4. 4(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
5. 5(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
6. GAN2-bi 2(u) sar
7. 1(asz@c) szum2 sikil gal-gal
8. absin3-bi 1(u) 2(disz@t)
9. GAN2-bi 1/4(iku@c)
10. 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) tu-szum2 sikil
reverse
column 1
1. absin3-bi 4(u) 4(disz@t)
2. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2 1(u) sar
3. ki za-<ha>-ti 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 e-bar
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) szum2 gu4 2(disz@t) gar
5. absin3-bi 3(u) 5(disz@t)
6. GAN2-bi 1(iku@c) GAN2 la2 1(u) sar
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) tu-szum2 sa6 1(disz@t) gar
2. absin3-bi 8(disz@t)
3. GAN2-bi 2(u) sar
4. 2(asz@c) absin3 gu2-gu2
5. 2(asz@c) absin3 sze-lu2
6. GAN2-bi 1(u) sar
7. e2-gal-kam
column 3
1. GAN2 a-ki-ta-ka-kam
column 4
1. ki szum2-ma
2. GAN2 du5-uh2-ka-ka
3. en-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. mu-sur 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
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- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
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- Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: TSA, no. 40
[Genouillac1909TSA] Genouillac, Henri de. 1909. Tablettes Sumériennes Archaïques. Paris: Paul Geuthner.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: DMMA H 0867
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.00.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2008-10-09 at 16:04:21 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-04-27 at 17:33:53 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:34:50 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 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 |
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Cite this Artifact
“TSA 40 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221401.
TSA 40 artifact entry (No. P221401). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221401
TSA 40 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221401 (Accessed: November 24, 2025).
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year = {2003},
month = {feb 26},
title = {TSA 40 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P221401},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221401},
}
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