NFT p. 182, AO 4154 (P222229)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04154

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. igi 3(disz@t)-gal2 sar e2 silim
2. za3-mu
3. igi 3(disz@t)-gal2 lu2-{d}ba-ba6
4. igi 3(disz@t)-gal2 szul-szesz
5. 1/3(asz@c){sza} 5(disz@t) gin2 lugal-ig-gal
6. 1/2(asz@c) sar ab-ba-ab-ba
7. 5(asz@c) gin2 nar
8. 1(disz@t)-am6
column 2
1. 1/2(asz@c) sar 7(disz@t) 1/2(disz) gin2 za3-mu
2. 1/2(asz@c) sar 7(disz@t) 1/2(disz) lu2-{d}ba-ba6
3. 1/2(asz@c) sar szul-szesz
4. 1(asz@c) sar la2 1(u) 5(disz@t) gin2 lugal-ig-gal
5. igi 3(disz@t)-gal2 sar ab-ba-ab-ba
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) sar la2 gin2 1(u@c) kin e2 silim
2. a2 u4 2(disz@t)-kam
3. URU-KA-gi-na
4. lugal
5. lagasz[{ki}] 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
reverse
column 1
1. 2/3(asz@c){sza!} sar {d}ba-ba6-ama
2. amar-ezem
3. ensi2 gal
4. ur-du6
5. inim-du10-ga

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.06.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P222229
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P222229

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 04154
Accession Number

References

primary: NFT, 182, AO 4154

[Thureau-Dangin1910NFT] Cros, Gaston, and François Thureau-Dangin. 1910. Nouvelles Fouilles de Tello. Edited by Gaston Cros. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-21 at 10:38:45	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-05-24 at 15:00:20	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2018-01-01 at 09:38:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:57	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-06-20 at 16:51:10	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:35:08	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	Brisch, Nicole; 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

“NFT p. 182, AO 4154 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222229.

NFT p. 182, AO 4154 artifact entry (No. P222229). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222229 (Original work published 2003)

NFT p. 182, AO 4154 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222229 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {NFT p. 182, {AO} 4154 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222229},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222229},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222229
LB  - CDLI:P222229
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - NFT p. 182, AO 4154 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222229
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“NFT p. 182, AO 4154 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 21, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P222229.

NFT p. 182, AO 4154 artifact entry (No. P222229). (2024, July 21). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P222229 (Original work published 2003)

NFT p. 182, AO 4154 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P222229 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).

@misc{2024NFT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 21},
	title = {NFT p. 182, {AO} 4154 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P222229},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P222229},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/21/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P222229
LB  - CDLI:P222229
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - NFT p. 182, AO 4154 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P222229
ER  -