RTC 411 (P128564)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03008

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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. la2-ia3 4(bur3) GAN2 inim-gi-na dumu a-tu
2. 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 al-la
3. 3(iku) GAN2 ur-{d}ig-alim
4. 1(bur3) GAN2 nam-mah dumu a-kal-la
5. 5(bur3) 2(esze3) GAN2
6. sipa udu gukkal-me
7. 1(barig) 3(ban2) 1/2(disz) du11-ga
8. 1(asz) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu <ur>-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra
9. 2(barig) szi-lu5-lu5
10. 1(barig) ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 ri-ba-ga-da
11. szuku la2-ia3-am3
12. 1(barig) 3(ban2) en-mu-du10-ga ki-sumun
13. 1(barig) 3(ban2) ur-{d}ba-ba6 ki-sumun
reverse
1. a-sza3 he-gal2 ku-li
2. sipa libir-me
3. 1(barig) lugal-ku3-zu
4. 1(barig) a-a-ga
5. 1(barig) du11-ga
6. sipa gab2-im-me
  blank space
7. szunigin 1(bur'u) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
8. la2-ia3 szuku sipa-ne-ka
9. sza3 gu2-edin-ka
10. 2(ban2) a-a-kal-la
11. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5-ma{ki}-ke4 ma-da za-ab-sza-li mu-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128564

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
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 03008
Accession Number AOTc 067

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000851
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010154396

References

  • primary: RTC, 411

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

  • history: DAS, 67

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

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
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:43:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 411 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128564.
RTC 411 artifact entry (No. P128564). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128564 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 411 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128564 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 411 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128564},
}


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DA  - 2023/4/11/
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LB  - CDLI:P128564
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - RTC 411 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128564
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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 411 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128564.
RTC 411 artifact entry (No. P128564). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128564 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 411 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128564 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 411 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128564},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128564},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P128564
LB  - CDLI:P128564
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - RTC 411 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128564
ER  -
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