RTC 102 (P216881)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 31186

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Hachas, palancas, vestimentas, plata, harina, aceite, ovejas, pez, etc.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
broken
column 2
beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) gesz gin2
2'. 4(asz@c) il2
3'. 1(asz@c) tug2 mah
4'. mu 1(asz@c) 1(disz)
5'. ur-sag-a-ga#-de3{ki}-ka
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] x-ga
2'. 1(asz@c)# tug2 bar-dul5 kinda
3'. 2(asz@c) tug2 nig2-lam2
4'. 2(asz@c) tug2 sza3-ga-du3
5'. 1(asz@c) tug2 sza3-ge-da5
6'. 1(asz@c) tug2 bar-dul5 usz-bar
7'. sag#? [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2
2. 2(asz@c) zi3 gur
3. 1(disz) sila3 i3
4. ma2 sze guru7-ka
5. 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ku3 gin2
6. 1(asz@c) zi3 gur
7. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3
8. e2#?-uz-ga#?
rest broken
column 2
1. [...] udu u2
2. 2(ban2@c) esir2 E2-A
3. lu2-{d}ab-u2
4. ku3 igi 6(disz)
5. 3(ban2@c) zi3
6. tu3-ta2-lik
7. 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) ku3 gin2
8. [...] zi3 gur
rest broken
column 3
beginning broken
1'. [...] gur
2'. [...] sila3 du
3'. [...] x
4'. [...] hu
rest broken

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Hachas, palancas, vestimentas, plata, harina, aceite, ovejas, pez, etc.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P216881
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P216881

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 31186
Accession Number	AOTb 023

References

primary: RTC, 102

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2021-01-18 at 08:03:42	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI	Approved
2015-03-13 at 08:31:12	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2014-01-22 at 15:13:33	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:08	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 102 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216881.

RTC 102 artifact entry (No. P216881). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216881

RTC 102 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216881 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216881},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216881
LB  - CDLI:P216881
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - RTC 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216881
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 102 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216881.

RTC 102 artifact entry (No. P216881). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216881

RTC 102 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216881 (Accessed: May 15, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-15]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 102 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216881},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216881},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216881
LB  - CDLI:P216881
M1  - 2026/5/15/
TI  - RTC 102 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216881
ER  -