RTC 400 (P128553)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02445

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] x
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2'. [...] x
3'. [...]-kal#-la
4'. dumu#-ni-me
5'. x nin-munus-zi
6'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-lu2-ni#?
7'. 1(ban2) du11-ga-{d}ba-ba6
8'. dumu-ni-me
9'. 1(barig) 4(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
10'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) x-mah-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
11'. 1(barig) 4(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-i3-zu
12'. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma dumu-ni
13'. 1(barig) 4(ban2) e2-i7!-lu2-ru
14'. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-ku3-ga-ni
column 2
1. 1(ban2)# x-u4#-da-x
2. x du10#?-ga#
3. [...]-me
4. [...]-kal-la
5. [...] KA#
6. [...] kal
7. x [...] da#
8. 4(ban2)# [...] x
9. geme2# tug2# [...]-a-me
10. szu# 2(ban2) nin-ki#-lu5#
11. szu# 2(ban2) me-x-unu{ki}-ta
12. 3(ban2)# geme2-{d}sza-u18?-sza
13. [x]-a-a-[x]-li
14. 3(ban2) geme2-{gesz}gigir
15. 3(ban2) nin-arhusz-su3
16. szu 2(ban2) nin-e-zu
17. geme2 BAD-e gi4-a-me
18. nam-ugula lugal-u2-szim-e-ta
19. 1(barig) geme2-usz-gid2-da
20. 1(ban2) 5(disz) nin-di-iri-na
21. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
22. dumu-ni-me
23. 1(barig) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
24. 1(ban2) 5(disz) mu-ni-ki-en-gi-sze3
25. 1(barig) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
column 3
1. 1(ban2) 5(disz) ga2#-a#-ku#-lu2#-ru
2. 1(ban2) x-KA#-x-ki#
3. dumu-ni#-me
4. 1(barig) x-zu#
5. 1(barig) nin#-uszur4#
6. 1(ban2) 5(disz) geme2#-ki#-x-ka
7. 1(ban2) nin#-du11#-ga#-ni#
8. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}nin-mar{ki}
9. dumu-ni-me
10. 3(ban2) nin-{d}lamma-mu
11. 1(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu-ni
12. geme2 tug2-da tusz-a-me
13. 3(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
14. 3(ban2)# geme2-{gesz}gigir#
15. szu 2(ban2) gu-lu5-lu5
16. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}sza-u18?-sza
17. 3(ban2) nin-geme2-dumu-ni-x
18. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}sza-u18?-sza
19. szu 2(ban2) giri3#-{d}ba-ba6-i3-dab5
20. 4(ban2) nin-ma-a-gub
21. szu 2(ban2) geme2-lu2-lal3
22. szu 2(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
23. szu 2(ban2) nin-ku3-zu
24. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}nin-banda3{da}
25. szu 2(ban2) nin-si-sa2
column 4
1. geme2 BAD-e gi4-me
2. nam-ugula ur-{d}ig-alim-ta
3. sze-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
4. ur-{d}ig-alim x
5. 3(ban2) nin-GIR2@g-gal
6. 3(ban2) ga#-a-gi4
7. szu 2(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-ik#-s,ur2#
8. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
9. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}nin-banda3#{da}
10. szu 2(ban2) nin-lu2-ti-ti
11. 3(ban2) giri3#-{d}ba-ba6#-i3-dab5
12. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da
13. szu# 2(ban2) sza3#-ga#?-bi
14. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}ba-ba6
15. szu 2(ban2) sa6-sa6-ga
16. szu 2(ban2) x-a-zu#?
17. 3(disz) {d#}inanna-dingir-mu
18. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
19. szu 2(ban2) nam-nin-a-ni-du10
20. szu 2(ban2) nin-gin7-a-ba-gin7
21. szu 2(ban2) nin-me-te-na
22. szu 2(ban2) nin-tur-ab-ba
23. szu 2(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-szu-na
24. geme2 BAD-e gi4-a-me
25. nam-ugula ur-{d}lamma#-[ta]
26. szu 2(ban2) inim-gi-[na]
27. szu 2(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-x-[x]
28. szu 2(ban2) giri3#-[...]
reverse
column 1
1. 3(ban2) iri-na-nin#?-[x]
2. szu 2(ban2) nig2-x
3. szu 2(ban2) nam-nin-a-ni-du10#
4. szu 2(ban2) da-ga
5. szu 2(ban2) geme2-ki-siki-ka
6. szu 2(ban2) sag-{d}ba-ba6-x
7. szu 2(ban2) lu5-zi
8. 3(ban2) nin-nam2-mah
9. szu 2(ban2) geme2-ki-siki-ka
10. 3(ban2) geme2-ga2-da
11. szu 2(ban2) me-ra
12. nam-ugula nig2-u2-rum-ta
13. geme2 BAD-e gi4-a-me
14. sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
15. nig2-u2-rum ugula
16. szu 2(ban2) geme2-esz3-ku3-ga
17. 3(ban2) nin-kar-re
18. szu 2(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-eb2-gu-ul
19. szu 2(ban2) da-bu-us2
20. 3(ban2) geme2-e2-unu{ki}-ga
21. szu 2(ban2) {d}ba-ba6-munus
22. 3(ban2) nin-ma-a-gub
23. szu 2(ban2) an-ne2-si
24. 3(ban2) nin-tesz2
25. 3(ban2) nin-arhusz-su3
26. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}iszkur
27. 3(ban2) im-ma-si
28. 3(ban2) geme2-e2#-unu{ki}-ga
29. szu 2(ban2) nin-mu-da-kusz2#?
30. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
column 2
1. 4(ban2) {d}lamma-di-NE
2. szu 2(ban2) e2#-ta-mu-zu
3. szu 2(ban2) ama-kal-la
4. szu 2(ban2) bil3-la-ti
5. szu 2(ban2) a2-na-na
6. geme2 BAD-e gi4-a-me
7. sze-bi 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2)
8. lugal-u2-szim-e ugula
9. szu 2(ban2) sza-la-ni
10. szu 2(ban2) nam-nin-a-ni-du10
11. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}sza-u18?-sza
12. szu 2(ban2) nin-dub-sar
13. szu 2(ban2) na-gu
14. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}gesz-bar-e3!(DU)
15. 3(ban2) ha-la-{d}ba-ba6
16. 3(ban2) geme2-esz3-ku3-ga
17. szu 2(ban2) nin-ra-mu-gi4
18. 3(ban2) igi-su4-su4
19. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}da-mu
20. geme2 BAD-e gi4-a-me
21. sze-bi 4(barig) 2(ban2)
22. lu2-{d}gu3-de2-a ugula
23. szu 2(ban2) a-ba-i3-se-ge4
24. szu 2(ban2) sa6-sa6-ga
25. 3(ban2) e2-ta-mu-zu
26. 3(ban2) a-ba-{d}ba-ba6-gin7
27. 3(ban2) nin-zi-sza3?-gal2
28. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}TAG
29. szu# 2(ban2)! {d}inanna-tesz2
30. [3(ban2)] x-{d}ba-ba6
column 3
1. szu 2(ban2) geme2-sa6-ga
2. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}nin-tu
3. szu 2(ban2) nin-nig2-su#-su#
4. 3(ban2) nin-lu2-sa6-sa6#
5. geme2 BAD-e gi4-a-me
6. sze-bi 4(barig) 5(ban2)
7. ur-{d}ba-ba6 ugula
8. 3(ban2) nin-ga2-ne-ka
9. 3(ban2) iri-na-nin-bi
10. szu 2(ban2) lu2-ti-ni-zu
11. 1(barig) geme2-tul2-sag
12. 3(ban2) geme2-ki-siki-ka
13. 3(ban2) geme2-{d}inanna
14. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}lamma
15. szu 2(ban2) a-a-ki-lu5-la
16. szu 2(ban2) geme2-{d}gesz-bar-e3!(DU)
17. 3(ban2) ama#-me-te
18. szu 2(ban2) nin-ur2#-ra-ni
19. geme2 BAD-e gi4-a-me
20. sze-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur
21. lugal-igi-husz ugula
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column 4
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1. szunigin 1(u) geme2 1(barig) 4(ban2)-ta
2. szunigin 7(disz) geme2 1(barig)-ta
3. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 4(ban2)
4. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2)
5. szunigin 9(disz) dumu 1(ban2) 5(disz)-ta
6. szunigin 1(u) 4(disz) dumu 1(ban2)-ta
7. geme2 tug2-da tusz-a-me
8. szunigin 1(disz) geme2 1(barig)
9. szunigin 2(disz) geme2 4(ban2)-ta
10. szunigin 3(u) 9(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
11. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(disz) geme2 szu-gi4 2(ban2)-ta
12. sze-bi 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur
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13. sze-ba geme2 tug2-da tusz-a
14. u3 geme2 BAD-e gi4-a siki tug2 {d}nin-gir2-su ak-me
15. sza3 gir2-su#{ki}
16. nu-banda3 [...]
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 400

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

  • history: DAS, 48

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • history: Care of the Elderly p.23-57, p. 27-29 + n. 6

    [Wilcke1998elderly] Wilcke, Claus. 1998. “Care of the Elderly in Mesopotamia in the Third Millennium B.C.” In The Care of the Elderly in the Ancient Near East, edited by Marten Stol and Sven P. Vleeming, 23–57. Studies in the History and Culture of the Ancient Near East, Volume 14. Leiden, Boston, Köln: Brill.

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  • Museum No.: AO 02445
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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
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-11-11 at 14:58:18 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:19:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:16:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-06-29 at 19:14:12 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:43:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:54 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RTC 400 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128553.
RTC 400 artifact entry (No. P128553). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128553 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 400 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128553 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128553},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P128553},
}


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