DCS 006 (P221700)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Museum Number

BNUS 377

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

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Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [n(disz@t) surx(ERIM) durx(|USZ.ANSZE|) kunga2 gal-gal]
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. [u4 1(disz@t)] sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
4. [n(disz@t)] surx(ERIM) 2(disz@t) i3-diri nita kunga2
5. [n(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus] kunga2
6. [u4 1(disz@t)] sze# 2(ban2@c)-ta
7. sze-bi 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gur saggal
8. [gir2]-nun-ki-du10
9. gab2-[kas4]
10. [1(disz@t) surx(ERIM)] munus kunga2
11. [u4 1(disz@t)] sze [2(ban2@c)?]-ta
column 2
1. [sze-bi x en-ig-gal]
2. [nu-banda3]
3. 1(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) ziz2
4. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2) sze bappir3
5. sze bala-bi 2(asz@c) la2 3(ban2@c)
6. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
7. nag ensi2-ka-kam
8. 5(asz@c) ziz2
9. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
10. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
11. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
12. sa2-du11 ansze-kam
column 3
1. [amar-giri16{ki}]
2. [3(asz@c) sze titab2]
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) [sze] bappir3
4. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
5. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
6. i3-li2-be6-li2
7. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
8. 3(barig@c) la2 3(disz@t) sila3 sze zi3 gu sze bala-bi
9. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
10. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
11. 1(barig@c) dabin kum4-ma
12. sa2-du11 e2-gal-kam
13. masz-da3
14. [dub]-sar
column 4
beginning broken
1'. 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)#? [x x]
2'. sze bappir3# [sze] bala-bi
3'. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze munu4
4'. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
5'. 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) sze titab2
6'. 5(ban2@c) sze bappir3
7'. 5(ban2@c) sze munu4
8'. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
9'. lu2 tur-kam
10'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
11'. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 kas
12'. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze-bi
13'. sze bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
column 5
beginning broken
1'. 3(disz@t) gukkal
2'. 2(u@c) 4(disz@t) udu
3'. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
4'. iti-da sze 5(ban2)-ta
5'. 2(disz@t) {munus}asz2-gar3
6'. {munus}asz2-gar3 1(asz@c)-sze3
7'. iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
8'. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) U2-U2
9'. 1(disz@t) {munus}asz2-gar3
10'. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) lugal-he2
11'. ar3-du2 e2-sza3-ga
column 6
beginning broken
1'. u4 1(disz@t) [sze x]-ta
2'. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi
3'. iti-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
4'. 1(gesz2) la2 2(disz@t) szah2 mu 2(disz@t)
5'. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
6'. iti-da 2(ban2@c)-ta
7'. 4(u@c) 3(disz@t) szah2 u2 sza3-du10
reverse
column 1
1. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
2. iti-da sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
3. sze-bi 1(u@c) 3(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
4. sipa szah2
5. 2(u) 4(disz@t) udu
6. udu 1(asz)-sze3
7. [iti-da] sze [n(ban2@c)]-ta
rest broken
column 2
1. sipa udu siki-ka
2. 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) sze-bi sze bala-bi
3. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze munu4
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
5. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
6. sa2-du11 {d}mes-an-du-kam
7. sag#-[en-ne2-su]
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [x ziz2] gu2-nida
2'. [sze] ninda ziz2 ninda [sa2]-du11 iti-da
3'. bara2-nam-tar-ra
4'. dam lugal-an-da
column 4
1. [ensi2]
2. [lagasz{ki}-ka]
3. [en]-ig-gal
4. nu-banda3
5. e2-ganba-ka-ta
6. e-ne-ta-gar 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
7. [n(disz@t) gar-am6]

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Collections

Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire de Strasbourg, Strasbourg, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: DCS, 6

[Charpin1981Strasbourg] Charpin, Dominique, and Jean-Marie Durand. 1981. Documents Cunéiformes de Strasbourg Conservés à La Bibliothèque Nationale et Universitaire. Etudes Assyriologiques Recherche Sur Les Grandes Civilisations 4. Paris: A.D.P.F.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BNUS 377
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.03.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-19 at 16:14:38	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-04 at 08:54:19	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:44:29	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2011-11-03 at 06:03:19	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2008-06-18 at 20:36:11	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:56	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

“DCS 006 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221700.

DCS 006 artifact entry (No. P221700). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221700 (Original work published 2003)

DCS 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221700 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221700},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“DCS 006 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 19, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221700.

DCS 006 artifact entry (No. P221700). (2024, September 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221700 (Original work published 2003)

DCS 006 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221700 (Accessed: March 18, 2026).

@misc{2024DCS,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 19},
	title = {DCS 006 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221700},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221700},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/19/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P221700
LB  - CDLI:P221700
M1  - 2026/3/18/
TI  - DCS 006 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221700
ER  -