RTC 071 (P221468)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04043

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [1(gesz'u@c) 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze] gur saggal#
2. 7(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 1(u@c) gig
4. 6(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze NE-GI-bar babbar2
5. 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze NE-GI-bar ge6
6. szu-nigin2 2(gesz'u@c) la2 2(gesz2@c) 2(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze gig ziz2 gur saggal
column 2
1. [GAN2-bi] 7(bur3@c) GAN2
2. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
3. sze gig ziz2 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 2(ban2) 2(disz@t) UL
4. i3-tuku-am6
5. nig2-en-na
6. GAN2 u3-gig-ka-kam
7. 1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze
8. 7(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
column 3
1. 5(u@c)# 5(asz@c)# 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
2. 1(u@c) 1(barig@c) gig
3. 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze NE-GI-bar babbar2
4. 5(asz@c) sze NE-GI-bar ge6
5. szu-nigin2 2(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) sze gig ziz2 gur saggal
6. GAN2-bi 1(bur'u@c) 1(esze3@c) 3(iku@c)
7. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
8. sze gig ziz2 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gur 2(disz@t) UL
column 4
1. [i3-tuku-am6]
2. nig2-en-na
3. GAN2 nigin8-ti-ra-asz2-du3-a
4. 4(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sze
5. GAN2-bi 2(bur3@c)
6. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
7. sze 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) gur 2(disz@t) UL
8. i3-tuku-am6
9. nig2-en-na
10. GAN2 {d}en-lil2-ka
11. 5(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze
column 5
1. [GAN2-bi] 4(bur3@c)# 2(esze3@c)# [GAN2]
2. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
3. sze 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) gur 2(disz@t) UL
4. i3-tuku-am6
5. nig2-en-na
6. GAN2 gibil tur
7. 1(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 3(asz@c) sze
8. GAN2-bi 6(bur3@c) GAN2
9. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
10. sze 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 5(ban2@c) gur 2(disz@t) UL
11. i3-tuku-am6
12. nig2-en-na
13. [GAN2] u3-du10-ku4-kam
column 6
1. 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) la2 2(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. GAN2-bi 5(bur3@c) GAN2
4. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
5. sze ziz2 1(u@c) la2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gur 2(disz@t) UL
6. i3-tuku-am6
7. nig2-en-na
8. GAN2 dur9{ur3}-re2 gar-ra
9. 3(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) sze
column 7
1. [1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) 2(barig@c)] ziz2 babbar2
2. GAN2-bi 6(bur3@c) GAN2
3. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
4. sze-ziz2 5(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(disz@t) UL
5. i3-tuku-am6
6. nig2-en-na
7. GAN2 en-ig-lum-ma gu-la
8. szuku ensi2-ka-kam
reverse
column 1
1. 2(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 2(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze
2. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 5(u@c) 4(asz@c) ziz2 gu2-nida
4. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) gig
5. szu-nigin2 2(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze gig ziz2 gur saggal
column 2
1. GAN2-bi 1(bur'u@c) 2(bur3@c) GAN2
2. GAN2 1(iku@c)-sze3
3. sze-gig-ziz2 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) gur 2(disz@t) UL
4. i3-tuku-am6
5. nig2-en-na
6. GAN2 da kiszi17-ka
7. 5(gesz2@c) 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) sze
8. 2(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
9. GAN2-bi 4(bur3@c) GAN2
10. GAN2 1(ban2@c)-sze3
column 3
1. sze-ziz2 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 2(disz@t) UL
2. i3-tuku-am6
3. nig2-en-na
4. GAN2 nigin2-na
5. GAN2 u2-rum
6. bara2-nam-tar-ra-kam
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 1(asz@c) guru7 2(gesz'u@c) 6(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze gur saggal
2. 2(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. 1(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) la2 2(barig@c) ziz2 gu2-[nida]
4. 2(u@c)# [9(asz@c)? 1(barig@c) gig]
5. [1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sze NE-GI-bar babbar2]
6. [1(u@c) 2(barig@c) sze NE-GI-bar ge6]
column 5
1. gu2-an-sze3 2(asz@c) guru7 la2 7(gesz2@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze gig ziz2 gur saggal
2. [GAN2]-be2 [5(bur'u@c) 5(bur3@c)] la2 3(iku@c) GAN2#
3. [GAN2] 1(iku@c)-sze3
4. sze gig ziz2 1(u@c)#? 3(asz@c)#? 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [gur] 2(disz@t) UL
5. [i3-tuku]-am6
column 6
1. bara2-nam-tar-ra
2. dam lugal-an-da
3. ensi2
4. lagasz{ki}-ka
5. en-ig-gal
6. nu-banda3
7. gesz be2-ra 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 71

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

  • citation: BiMes 14, p. 16-17, p. 26-27, p. 39-41, p. 52-53

    [Jacobsen1982BiMes14] Jacobsen, Thorkild. 1982. Salinity and Irrigation Agriculture in Antiquity. Diyala Basin Archaeological Projects: Report on Essential Results, 1957-58. Bibliotheca Mesopotamica, Volume 14. Malibu: Undena Publications.

  • citation: Zinbun 13, p.1-60, p. 1ff.

    [Maekawa1974agricultural-production] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1974. “Agricultural Production in Ancient Sumer.” Zinbun 13: 1–60.

    (with DP 574)

  • citation: Powell, ZA 75, 010ff, 026-027,

    [sec26870] N.d.

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  • Museum No.: AO 04043
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:46:34 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-20 at 02:00:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RTC 071 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221468.
RTC 071 artifact entry (No. P221468). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221468 (Original work published 2003)
RTC 071 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221468 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 071 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221468},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221468},
}


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