RTC 056 (P221453)

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 04026

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(u@c) sze bappir3 kas sig15 gur saggal
2. sze bala-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 3(asz@c) sze gesz gibil
4. sze bala-bi 2(asz@c)
5. amar-giri16
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3 kas sig15
2. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
3. ur-pu2
4. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3 kas sig15
5. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
6. nam-mah-ni
column 3
1. munu4-mu2
2. 1(u@c) sze bappir3 kas ge6
3. lu2-gid2
4. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
5. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3 kas sig15
6. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
7. 3(asz@c) sze gesz gibil
8. sze bala-bi 2(asz@c)
column 4
1. 1(u@c) ziz2 babbar2
2. ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. ur-sag
4. gal-UN
5. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3 kas sig15
6. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
reverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
2. ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
3. ur-szul!(SZUBUR)
4. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)
5. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3 kas ge6
6. ki-tusz-lu2
7. dumu si-du3
column 2
1. gir4-bil
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) sze bappir3 kas sig15 gur saggal
2. sze bala-bi 1(u@c)-am6
3. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze bappir3 kas ge6
4. 6(asz@c) sze gesz gibil
column 4
1. sze bala-bi 4(asz@c)-am6
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
3. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
4. szubur
5. nu-banda3
6. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-ke4-ne
7. iti igi nam-UM-ni ba-dab5-ba-a
column 5
2. e2-ganba-ka-ta
3. e-ne-ta-gar 5(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 56

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 04026
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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 08:46:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-18 at 23:05:37 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 056 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221453.
RTC 056 artifact entry (No. P221453). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221453 (Original work published 2003)
RTC 056 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221453 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221453},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221453},
}


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