RTC 029 (P221426)
Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
AO 04021Period
ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative [identification uncertain]Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gesz ma2! du3 {gesz}u3-suh5
2. 2(asz@c) am-ra dagal
3. 6(asz@c) am-ra sig
4. 8(asz@c) {gesz}ma2-gu2
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) {gesz}ma-dim2
2. 2(asz@c) {gesz}sag-ki-ra-a asal2
3. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) {gesz}eme-sig ma2 sig-ba
4. 1(gesz2@c) {gesz}eme-sig ma2 du8
column 3
1. ganun {d}mes-an-du-ka
2. mu-gal2
3. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) [x x]-bi [x]
4. 1(asz@c) gesz [x x] dub [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 2(asz@c) {gesz}gi-musz
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gi-musz hasz-sza4
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}BAD-du3
5. 1(asz@c) esz2 |GAN2&GAN2|-|GAN2&GAN2|
6. 2(asz@c) a2-an
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) szu-tum
2. 2(asz@c) {gesz}u3 ma2 sig-ba
3. 6(asz@c) {gesz}u3 usz
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 {gesz}ma2 du3
5. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 til-GAG
6. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 x [x] NIG2
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 u9-u9-da
2. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 DU-DU
3. 7(asz@c) {gesz}u3 dur2-gar
4. 4(asz@c) {gesz}u3 buru5
5. 6(asz@c) {gesz}a-la2
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) gesz ma2! du3 {gesz}u3-suh5
2. 2(asz@c) am-ra dagal
3. 6(asz@c) am-ra sig
4. 8(asz@c) {gesz}ma2-gu2
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) {gesz}ma-dim2
2. 2(asz@c) {gesz}sag-ki-ra-a asal2
3. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) {gesz}eme-sig ma2 sig-ba
4. 1(gesz2@c) {gesz}eme-sig ma2 du8
column 3
1. ganun {d}mes-an-du-ka
2. mu-gal2
3. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) [x x]-bi [x]
4. 1(asz@c) gesz [x x] dub [...]
reverse
column 1
1. [...]
2. 2(asz@c) {gesz}gi-musz
3. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gi-musz hasz-sza4
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}BAD-du3
5. 1(asz@c) esz2 |GAN2&GAN2|-|GAN2&GAN2|
6. 2(asz@c) a2-an
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) szu-tum
2. 2(asz@c) {gesz}u3 ma2 sig-ba
3. 6(asz@c) {gesz}u3 usz
4. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 {gesz}ma2 du3
5. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 til-GAG
6. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 x [x] NIG2
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 u9-u9-da
2. 1(asz@c) {gesz}u3 DU-DU
3. 7(asz@c) {gesz}u3 dur2-gar
4. 4(asz@c) {gesz}u3 buru5
5. 6(asz@c) {gesz}a-la2
Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm):
- Weight:
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- Condition Description:
- Join Information:
- Seal no.:
- Seal information:
- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: RTC, 29
[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: AO 04021
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
- Elevation:
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- Excavation No:
- Findspot Square:
- Findspot Comments:
- Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
- Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
- Alternative Years:
- Date Comments:
- Accounting Period:
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 | Rattenborg, Rune | Artifact | Rattenborg, Rune | Geomapping Landscapes of Writing | Rattenborg, Rune | approved |
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| 2008-10-09 at 16:04:27 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-04-18 at 14:48:02 | Foxvog, Daniel A. | Atf | Foxvog, Daniel A. | CDLI | approved |
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| 2008-03-19 at 16:59:58 | Andersson, Jakob | Atf | Andersson, Jakob | CDLI | approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:34:50 | CDLI | Atf | CDLI | CDLI | approved |
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| 2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact | Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale | CDLI | approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Louvre Collections (cl010164979) (cl010164979)
General Notes:
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Cite this Artifact
“RTC 029 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221426.
RTC 029 artifact entry (No. P221426). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221426 (Original work published 2003)
RTC 029 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221426 (Accessed: October 24, 2025).
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