RTC 170 (P216946)

Administrative bulla excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 24032

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [a]-na# lugal-uszumgal
reverse
  blank space
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}na-ra-am-{d}suen
2. _dingir_ a-ga-de3{ki}
column 2
1. szar-ri2-isz-ta2-kal2
2. _dub-sar_
3. _ARAD2_-su2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Bulla
  • Material: Clay
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  • Seal information:

    impression of Szarrisz-takal; RIME 2.01.04.2003, ex. 01

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: RTC, 170

    [Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 07, no. 23

    [Thureau-Dangin1897RA4] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1897. “Musée Du Louvre Département Des Antiquités Orientales: Tablettes Chaldéennes Inédites.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 4 (3): 69–86.

    (with seal figures added)


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 24032
  • Accession No.: AOTb 382

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-31 at 09:37:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 17:58:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2013-07-22 at 17:38:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-12-10 at 09:37:36 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2011-12-02 at 18:27:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:09 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005994 (composite) (P458704) Girsu (mod. Tello) Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Naramsin.00.00.00

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Cite this Artifact
“RTC 170 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216946.
RTC 170 artifact entry (No. P216946). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216946 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 170 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216946 (Accessed: June 20, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216946},
}

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