RTC 247 (P217019)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03432

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Ovinos para dioses y objetos sagrados y personas.)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] szu-nir
2'. x {d}nin-tu
3'. 2(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2
4'. {d}nin-gir2-su
5'. 1(asz@c) udu dingir
6'. 1(asz@c) udu dingir tur-tur
7'. 1(asz@c) udu szar2-ur3
8'. 1(asz@c) masz2-gal szu-nir
9'. 1(asz@c) masz2 {d}lugal-si-sa2
10'. 1(asz@c) masz2 balag
11'. 1(asz@c) masz2 na-ru2-a
12'. 1(asz@c) masz2 alan
13'. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2 {d}bara2#
14'. 2(asz@c) udu 2(asz@c) masz2
15'. {d}ba-ba6
16'. 2(asz@c) udu 2(asz@c) masz2
17'. {d}ga2-tum3-du10
18'. [1(asz@c)] udu 1(asz@c) masz2
19'. [{d}ig]-alim
20'. [...] hi
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) udu [n masz2]
2'. 2(asz@c) udu 2(asz@c) [masz2]
3'. {d}nin-[...]
4'. 2(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2#
5'. 1(asz@c) udu {d}x [...]
6'. 2(asz@c) udu 2(asz@c) masz2
7'. {d}nin-dar-a
8'. 2(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2
9'. {d}dumu-zi
10'. 1(asz@c) masz2-gal
11'. {d}lugal-gu4-ra2
12'. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2-gal
13'. {d}mes-lam-ta-e3-a
14'. 1(asz@c) masz2-gal {d}suen#
15'. 2(asz@c) udu 2(asz@c) [masz2]
16'. {d}[...]
17'. 1(asz@c) udu [...]
18'. 1(asz@c) udu [...]
19'. 1(asz@c) udu [...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 1(asz@c) udu [...]
2'. 1(asz@c) udu [...]
3'. 1(asz@c) udu [...]
4'. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2#
5'. {d}en-ki
6'. 2(asz@c) udu 2(asz@c) sila4
7'. {d}nin-mar-ki
8'. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-e2-gal
9'. 4(asz@c) udu sze-ni
10'. 2(asz@c) masz2 szu-ga-lam
11'. 2(asz@c) sila4 na-ru2-a
12'. 1(asz@c) sila4 szu4-gan szeg9-bar
13'. 1(asz@c) x {d}utu#
14'. 1(asz@c) udu e2-muhaldim
15'. 1(asz@c) udu sa2-du11
16'. 1(asz@c) udu banszur
17'. lu2-AN-sza-na
18'. 1(asz@c) udu dumu u3-zu-ha-lum
19'. x kaskal lu2-a#-ni-ad
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column 2
  beginning broken
  blank space
  rest broken

Consult previous versions and their differences
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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Ovinos para dioses y objetos sagrados y personas.)
  • Language(s):

  • primary: RTC, 247

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

  • history: AGGT, 432

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 03432
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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
2021-02-09 at 07:48:25 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:11 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 247 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217019.
RTC 247 artifact entry (No. P217019). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217019 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217019 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217019},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217019
LB  - CDLI:P217019
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - RTC 247 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217019
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 247 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217019.
RTC 247 artifact entry (No. P217019). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217019 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 247 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217019 (Accessed: October 25, 2025).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-25]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 247 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217019},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217019},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217019
LB  - CDLI:P217019
M1  - 2025/10/25/
TI  - RTC 247 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217019
ER  -
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