AGGT 556 (P491925)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03371

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

85.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 28.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
  (one column lost?)
column 1'
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ra#? [...] x
2'. [1(disz)? {gesz}gu-za <tur> gesz]-ab-[ba x?] szunigin
3'. [1(disz)? {gesz}ma-a]-al-tum
4'. [n {gesz}gu]-za# szunigin
5'. [n {gesz}gu]-za# gid2-da
column 2'
  beginning broken
1'. [n {gesz}ban] kusz# {gesz#}SAR#
2'. 1(u) {gesz#}ban kusz ge6
3'. 2(u) 4(disz) {gesz}ban d[ur-b]a kusz ge6 si-ga
4'. 1(u) 4(disz) {gesz}ban saga
5'. 5(u) {gesz}ban
6'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gag dar-a lugal
7'. 4(gesz2) 2(u) gag bur2
8'. 5(disz) le-um 7(gesz2) 5(u) gag gi
reverse
column 1
1. 3(gesz2) gag eme#
2. 4(disz) sa {kusz}ummux(|EDIN.A.SU|)
3. 1(disz) sa kusz A
4. 3(disz) {gesz}NE-si
5. 3(disz) sa babbar2
  kusz erased after sa
6. 2(gesz2) 5(disz) {kusz}ummux(|EDIN.A.SU|)
7. 1(gesz2) {kusz}e-sir2 e2-ba-an
  erasure after 1(gesz2)
8. [n] 1(disz) {kusz}suhub2 e2-ba-an
  erasure after suhub2
9. [n] 3(u) 5(disz) e2-[mar-ur]u5
10. [x] x ib2-la2#
  rest broken
reverse
column 2
1. [x sagszu] ti8{muszen}
2. [x x-x-x]-tum
3. [x {gesz}]NE-si
4. [x {kusz}ummux(|EDIN.A.SU|)] DUN3#-ba [zabar] gar#-ra
5. [...] x ku3-[sig17? gar]-ra
6. [... e2-ba]-an#
  rest broken
  (one column lost?)

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P491925

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 85.0 mm × 66.0 mm × 28.0 mm
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 03371
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010158042

References

  • primary: AGGT, 556

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2020-10-28 at 03:04:10 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-12-02 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Wagensonner, Klaus CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“AGGT 556 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P491925.
AGGT 556 artifact entry (No. P491925). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491925 (Original work published 2015)
AGGT 556 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491925 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {AGGT 556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491925},
}


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DA  - 2023/4/11/
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M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - AGGT 556 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“AGGT 556 Artifact Entry.” (2015) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P491925.
AGGT 556 artifact entry (No. P491925). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P491925 (Original work published 2015)
AGGT 556 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P491925 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023AGGT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {AGGT 556 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P491925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P491925},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P491925
LB  - CDLI:P491925
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - AGGT 556 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P491925
ER  -
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