RTC 221 (P216993)

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 03367

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gal ku3-sig17
2. 1(asz@c) gur8-gur8 ku3-sig17
3. 1(asz@c) si-im ku3-sig17
4. 1(asz@c) nig2-gesztu ku3-sig17 lugal# e2-ba-an 3(u@c)-ta
5. 2(asz@c) nig2-gesztu ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an 2(u@c) 3(asz@c)-ta
6. 1(asz@c) nig2-gesztu ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an 2(u@c) 2(asz@c)
7. 5(asz@c) gir2 banszur zabar ku3-sig17 gar-ra
8. [x giri3]-gub [ga]-li
9. [x] gu#-za esi [ku3]-sig17# gar-ra
10. [x] gu-za za3-bi# us2-ka [x] x x
  rest broken
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}banszur ku3#-sig17 gar-ra x
2. 1(asz@c)?# {gesz#}banszur ku3-babbar gar-ra
  blank space
3. lugal
4. 1(asz@c) gal ku3-sig17
5. 1(asz@c) gur8-gur8 ku3-sig17
6. 1(asz@c) si-im ku3-sig17
7. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za# munus esi ku3-sig17 [gar]-ra#
8. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za za3#-[bi]-us2-ka#
9. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu#-[za (x)] za3 x [x x]
  rest broken
column 3
1. [...] x-la [...] tab-ba
  blank space
2. nin
3. 2(asz@c) har ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za tur {gesz}ab-ba sag-ba ku3-sig17 gar-ra
5. 2(asz@c) {gesz}giri3-gub tur
  blank space
6. dumu lugal-me
7. 5(asz@c) gal ku3-sig17
8. 2(u@c) gal ku3-babbar
9. [...] zabar
  rest broken
column 4
1. 1(u@c) {uruda}gag# kun2-na sag-ba zabar gar-[ra]
2. 1(asz@c) {gesz}nu2 {gesz}mes i-ri2-a-num2
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}nu2 {gesz}gur8 i-ri2-a-num2
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}nu2 {gesz}ildag3 i-ri2-a-num2
5. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ma-a-al-tum zabar gar-ra zu
6. 4(asz@c) {gesz}ma-a-al-tum DIB
7. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ma-a-al-tum [x]
8. [... ku3]-sig17# [gar]-ra
9. [x {gesz}]gu-za NE-DU-KU
10. 1(u@c)#? 2(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za szunigin ha-lu-ub2 sag-ba ku3#-sig17# gar-ra [...]
column 5
1. 2(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za gid2-da
2. 2(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za munus
3. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) {gesz}ma-al-tum ha-lu-ub2
4. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) tug2 du8-a lu2-DU
5. 1(asz@c) {uruda}szen gu-la
6. 1(asz@c) {uruda}szen 1(u) sila3
7. 2(asz@c) {uruda}sza-ga-ru igi 4(disz)
8. 5(asz@c) gu2 uruda
9. 2(gesz2@c) gag dar-a lugal
10. 1(disz) le-um gag
11. 1(u@c) tug2 [...]
12. [...] x saga?#
13. x sza3 tug2 tuku5
14. 4(asz@c) sa {kusz}EDIN-aktum
15. 3(asz@c) sa aktum2
16. 3(asz@c) {gesz}NE-si dar-a
17. 2(asz@c) {gesz}NE-si
18. 1(gesz2@c) {kusz}EDIN-aktum
19. [...] gur8
  rest broken
column 6
1. 1(u@c) ib2-la2 aktum2
2. 3(asz@c) kusz ab
3. 3(asz@c) {kusz}EDIN-aktum du5-ba zabar gar-ra
4. 1(asz@c) sa tab ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
5. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) kusz na-me
6. 1(u@c) kusz NE-si
7. 1(asz@c) tug2 ur3 saga
8. 1(asz@c) tug2 gesz-zi saga
9. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) tug2 gesz-e2
10. 1(asz@c) gesz zi gada
11. gid2-bi 2(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) [kusz3]
12. 1(asz@c) x [...]
13. 2(asz@c) nig2 [...]
14. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) [...]
15. 3(gesz2@c) esz2 {gesz}dar-du3
16. 1(asz@c) kusz ab e2 dingir-ra
17. 1(asz@c) gu2 {gesz}haszhur
18. 3(ban2@c) kusz {gesz}haszhur
19. 2(asz@c) sa zabar
20. 4(u@c) {kusz}suhub2 e2-ba-an
21. 1(asz@c)#? {kusz}e-sir2 e2-ba-an
22. 1(u@c) ma-na sze-gin2
23. 3(u@c) ma-na im-babbar2
24. 5(asz@c) dug ku-mul# [x]
25. [x] x x [x]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x x
2'. [x] x x
3'. 1(asz@c)#? x pu2
4'. 2(gesz2@c) pesz-murgu2
5'. 1(barig@c) esir2 E2-A
6'. 2(barig@c) sze-li
7'. 3(ban2@c) li
8'. 2(u@c) gu2 siki
9'. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) ma-na sza3 e2-sag-us2-gaba
10'. 2(asz@c) gu2 siki-ud5
11'. 1(u@c) pisan tab-ba bur2
12'. [...]
13'. 3(u@c) x [x]
14'. 1(u@c) kusz [x]
15'. 2(gesz2@c) {gesz}HAR
16'. 2(ban2@c) mar-KU-zi
17'. 1(u@c) ma-na SZIM hi-a
18'. 1(u@c) dug gir16 naga gaz GA2
19'. 2(gesz2@c) sig4 naga
20'. 1(asz@c) naga gur
21'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}lu5-ur2-ma
22'. 4(asz@c) szu4-sag a2 muszen
23'. 4(asz@c) igi-tab ansze zabar
  blank space
24'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}esi
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) zu2 am-si#
3'. gid2-bi 2(asz@c) kusz3
4'. dagal-bi 6(disz) szu#-si#
5'. 1(asz@c) zu2 am-si
6'. gid2 1(asz@c) kusz3
7'. dagal 6(disz) szu-si
8'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ha-lu-ub2
9'. gid2 3(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) kusz3
10'. dagal# 2(asz@c) szu-du3-a
11'. 1(asz@c) {gesz#}ha-lu-ub2
12'. [gid2 x kusz3]
13'. dagal 2(asz@c) szu-du3-a
14'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ha-lu-ub2
15'. gid2 1(asz@c) 1/2(asz@c) kusz3
16'. dagal 1(asz@c) szu-bad
17'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}NE-DU-KU
18'. gid2 8(disz) kusz3
19'. dagal 8(disz) szu-si
20'. 2(asz@c) {gesz}sza3-bala-a
21'. gid2 5(asz@c) kusz3-ta
  blank space
22'. 2(u@c) gada
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. n tug2 aktum#?
2'. 4(gesz2@c)#? 4(u@c) x x
  blank space
3'. ki da-da-ta
4'. [x] tug2# bar-dul5
5'. 1(u@c) tug2 aktum
6'. 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) tug2 nig2-lam2
7'. ki ur-{d}gesz-bar-e3-ta
8'. 3(gesz2@c) gada
9'. [x] tug2 aktum
10'. [...]
11'. ki ur-szul-ta
12'. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) tug2 aktum
13'. 2(u@c) tug2 nig2-lam2
14'. ki lugal-ur2-ra-ni-ta
15'. 6(asz@c)# {gesz}ban kusz {gesz}kiri6
16'. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ban kusz {gesz}kiri6 tur
17'. [x] {gesz}ban dar-a tur
18'. x {gesz}ban dar-a
19'. 3(asz@c) {gesz}ban kusz ge6
20'. 1(asz@c)#? {gesz}ban dur-ba kusz ge6 si-ga
column 4
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. ur-ba-gara2
2'. szu ba-ti
3'. 1(gesz2@c) gu2 siki
4'. 3(u@c) gig [gur]
5'. lugal-ti# dam-[gar3]
6'. szu ba-[ti]
7'. 2(asz@c) ib2-la2 [...]
8'. [x] lugal# [...]
  blank space
9'. [...]
column 5
  beginning broken
1'. 4(asz@c) x-KA DIB
2'. 6(disz) {gesz}dim a-mu-ru-um
3'. 1(gesz2@c) {gesz}dim sag sa2-a
4'. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) {gesz}ur-ki da-num2
5'. 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) {gesz}dim kusz si-ga
6'. 1(asz@c) gesz a-mu-ru-um
7'. 3(u@c) {gesz}dim ma-nu
8'. 2(u@c) esz2 a-mu-ru-um
9'. 8(disz) esz2 e#-ru
10'. 2(u@c) 4(asz@c) esz2 {gesz}dar-du3
11'. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) esz2 sag uruda
  blank space
12'. ur-ba-gara2
column 6
  beginning broken
  blank space
1'. mu e2 {d}nin-gir2-su-ka ba-du3-a

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 221

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

  • history: AGGT, 16

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

  • citation: ASJ 10, p.19-35, p. 25-27, p. 31

    [Maeda1988Ur-Ningirsu] Maeda, Tohru. 1988. “Two Rulers by the Name Ur-Ningirsu in Pre-Ur III Lagash.” Acta Sumerologica 10: 19–35.

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  • Museum No.: AO 03367
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-03-25 at 10:51:36 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-02-25 at 17:49:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-01-22 at 15:13:33 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 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 221 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216993.
RTC 221 artifact entry (No. P216993). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216993
RTC 221 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216993 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216993},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216993
LB  - CDLI:P216993
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - RTC 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216993
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 221 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216993.
RTC 221 artifact entry (No. P216993). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216993
RTC 221 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216993 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 221 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216993},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216993},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216993
LB  - CDLI:P216993
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - RTC 221 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216993
ER  -
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