RTC 201 (P216974)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03324

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur# sag-gal2
2'. 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur
3'. mu i7 {d}nin-gir2-su-uszumgal ba-ba-al-la
4'. 1(gesz'u) 9(gesz2) 7(asz) 1(barig) sze gur sag-gal2
5'. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur
6'. 1(u) gig gur
7'. mu balag uszumgal-kalam-ma ba-dim2-ma
8'. 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) gur
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) la2 3(barig) ziz2 gur
2. 1(u) 3(asz) gig gur
3. mu {gesz}szar2-ur3-ra ba-du3-a
4. sze gesz ra mu 4(disz)-kam
5. ki szabra en-ta
6. 3(u) sze gur a-ga-de3{ki}
7. ki lugal-gaba-ta
8. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz)? gu2 4(u) 6(disz) ma-na siki
9. mu 3(disz)-kam
10. 4(u) 7(asz) gu2 la2 4(disz) ma-na siki
11. mu nunuz-za-bu-ka#
12. 2(u) la2 3(asz) dug i3-nun
13. 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ga-ar3#
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 201

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

  • history: AGGT, 566

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

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  • Museum No.: AO 03324
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Gudea.02.00.00, Gudea.03.00.00, Gudea.04.00.00, Gudea.05.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: Gudea.02.00.00 to Gudea.05.00.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-08-11 at 10:41:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-28 at 11:13:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 201 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216974.
RTC 201 artifact entry (No. P216974). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216974
RTC 201 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216974 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216974},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216974
LB  - CDLI:P216974
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - RTC 201 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216974
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 201 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216974.
RTC 201 artifact entry (No. P216974). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216974
RTC 201 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216974 (Accessed: October 28, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-28]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 201 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216974},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216974},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216974
LB  - CDLI:P216974
M1  - 2025/10/28/
TI  - RTC 201 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216974
ER  - 
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