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FT 2, pl. 43, AO 12186 (P274443)

Letter 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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Lineart

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 12186

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ensi2
2. na-e-a
3. amar-szuba3
4. du11-ga-na
reverse
1. galx(GUR8)?-la-bi
2. lu2 na-me na-mu-|DUxKID2|-|DUxKID2|

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Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

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

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: FT 2, pl. 43, AO 12186

[Genouillac1936FT2] Genouillac, Henri de. 1936. Époques d’Ur III Dynastie et de Larsa. Vol. 2. Fouilles de Telloh. Paris : P. Geuthner.
history: CIRPL, N 14

[Sollberger1956CIRPL] Sollberger, Edmond. 1956. Corpus Des Inscriptions “Royales” Présargoniques de Lagash. Geneva.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 12186
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Excavation No: TG 1239
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: --.--.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-09-27 at 13:05:42	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-08 at 16:30:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-04-16 at 15:58:36	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:05:38	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:38:45	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2005-08-31 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

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Louvre Collections (cl010136914) (cl010136914)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“FT 2, Pl. 43, AO 12186 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274443.

FT 2, pl. 43, AO 12186 artifact entry (No. P274443). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274443 (Original work published 2005)

FT 2, pl. 43, AO 12186 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274443 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {FT 2, pl. 43, {AO} 12186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274443},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“FT 2, Pl. 43, AO 12186 Artifact Entry.” (2005) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P274443.

FT 2, pl. 43, AO 12186 artifact entry (No. P274443). (2024, September 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P274443 (Original work published 2005)

FT 2, pl. 43, AO 12186 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P274443 (Accessed: March 6, 2026).

@misc{2024FT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 27},
	title = {FT 2, pl. 43, {AO} 12186 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P274443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P274443},
}

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DA  - 2024/9/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P274443
LB  - CDLI:P274443
M1  - 2026/3/6/
TI  - FT 2, pl. 43, AO 12186 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P274443
ER  -