RTC 054 (P221451)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04039

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) lu2 sze-ba 2(barig@c)
2. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 2(barig@c) gur saggal
3. szesz-lu2-du10
4. 1(u@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 5(asz@c) e2-me-lam2-su3
6. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
7. sze-bi 6(asz@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
8. [RU] lugal-me
9. [1(u@c)] 2(asz@c)# lu2 2(barig@c)
10. [sze]-bi# 6(asz@c) [amar-ki]
11. [1(u@c) 3(asz@c)? lu2 2(barig@c)]
column 2
1. sze-bi 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) dam-dingir-mu
2. aga3-us2-me
3. 6(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) dal-muszen-me
5. 2(barig@c) a2-ne2-kur-ra
6. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni
7. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}en-ki
8. 2(barig) sag-ga2-tuku-a
9. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) gab2-ra-ni
10. 1(barig) ur-{d}dumu-zi
11. sipa gu4
12. 2(barig@c) dingir-szesz-mu
13. [2(barig@c)] lu2-kur-re2#-bi2-gi4#
14. [unu3-me]
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) ur-sag
2. 2(barig@c) en-ku3
3. 2(barig@c) lugal-sipa
4. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-da-ru
5. ugula il2-me
6. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
7. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) du3-a-ku5 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) dingir-a-mu
10. nu-kiri6-me
11. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
12. sze-bi 1(asz@c) ur-szul
13. azlag3
14. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
15. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) amar-giri16{ki}]
16. [2(barig@c) i3-li2-be6-li2]
column 4
1. 2(barig@c) en-u4-da-na
2. lu2 [lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me]
3. 2(barig@c) lugal-pa-[e3]
4. sipa [szah2]
5. 1(asz@c) en-ig-gal
6. nu-[banda3]
7. 2(barig@c) a#-[ba-sa2]
8. 2(barig@c) [masz]-da3
9. 2(barig@c) [asz10]-ne2
10. 2(barig@c) amar-giri16!{ki}
11. 2(barig@c) en-bi
12. 2(barig@c) U2-U2
13. dub-sar-me
14. [2(barig@c)] en-szu
15. [2(barig@c)] nin-mu-[ma]-da-ag2
16. [2(barig@c)] en-lu2
17. [2(barig@c)] en-uszur3-re2
18. [lu2 e2-nig2-ka-me]
19. [1(barig@c) igi-zi]
column 5
1. [szu]-i
2. [2(barig@c) amar]-giri16!{ki}
3. [2(barig@c)] en-ne2
4. [2(barig@c)] en-DU
5. 2(barig) ha-ma-ti
6. 2(barig@c) lugal-mu
7. muhaldim-me
8. 2(barig@c) ma-al-ga
9. 2(barig@c) {d}nansze-da-nu-me-a
10. 2(barig@c) en-na-u4-mu
11. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
12. sukkal
13. 2(barig@c) szesz-tur
14. 1(barig@c) lugal-aga3-zi
15. lu2 a-kum2
16. 2(asz@c) gab2-dan6 2(barig@c)
17. 1(barig@c) ur-du6
column 6
1. [i3-du8]
2. [6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)]
3. sze-bi 3(asz@c) engar ki-[gub-me]
4. 2(asz@c) simug 2(barig@c)
5. 1(asz@c) nagar 2(barig@c)
6. 1(asz@c) nagar 1(barig@c)
7. 1(asz@c) aszgab 2(barig@c)
8. 1(asz@c) aszgab 1(barig@c)
9. 1(asz@c) ad-kup4 2(barig@c)
10. 1(asz@c) ad-kup4 1(barig@c)
11. 1(asz@c) tug2-du8 2(barig@c)
12. 1(barig@c) zadim
13. 2(asz@c) bahar2 1(barig@c)
14. 1(barig@c) szagan-kesz2
15. gesz-kin-ti-me
16. 6(asz@c) lu2 2(barig@c)
17. sze-bi 3(asz@c) sipa szaganx(AMA){sza:gan}
18. 2(barig@c) lugal-an-da
column 7
1. [2(barig@c) lugal-mu-da-kusz2]
2. 2(barig@c) za3-[mu]
3. sipa ansze-[me]
4. 4(asz@c) gab2-ra [2(barig@c)]
5. ur-[du6]
6. szusz3
7. 2(barig@c) nigar-mud
8. 2(barig@c) gab2-ra-ni
9. 2(barig@c) en-[DU]
10. 2(barig@c) [gab2-ra-ni]
11. 2(barig@c) [lugal-da-nu-me-a]
12. sipa udu siki-ka-me
13. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) urix(LAK526)
14. 1(barig@c) kuruszda
15. 1(barig@c) inim-ma-ni-zi
reverse
column 1
1. lu2 szinig
2. 3(disz@t) lu2 tir [1(barig)?]
3. 1(barig@c) U2-U2
4. u2-du
5. 2(barig@c) di-utu#
6. 2(barig@c) szesz#?-[lu2]-du10 [x?]
7. 2(barig@c) nimgir-inim#-gi-[na]
8. aga3-us2 [me]
9. lu2# [...]
10. x [...]
11. 1(barig@c) en#-{d}nansze-mu-tu
12. muhaldim
13. 1(barig@c) ur-{d}nu-musz-da
14. [bahar2?]
15. [...]
column 2
1. nar
2. 1(barig@c) ur-szul
3. u4-da-tusz
4. 8(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
5. sze-bi 2(asz@c) e2-i3-gara2-su3
6. 6(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
7. [sze-bi] 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) e2-sig4-zi-de3
8. szu-ku6 a du10-ga-me
column 3
1. [szu]-nigin2 [1(asz@c)] lu2 sze-ba 1(asz@c) gur saggal
2. 2(gesz2@c)# 2(asz@c)#? [...]
rest broken
column 4
1. [gu2-an-sze3 ... lu2 sze-ba tur mah-ba]
2. [sze]-bi [...] 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) 1(barig)# 2(ban2)# gur saggal
3. sze-ba lu2 szuku dab5-ba-ne
4. [bara2-nam-tar-ra]
5. dam# lugal#-an-da
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ka
8. iti ezem# {d}lugal-iri-bar [x?]
column 5
1. [en]-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. e2-ganba-ka-ta
4. e-ne-ba 6(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 2(disz@t) ba-am6

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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm):
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RTC, 54

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 04039
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.06.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2015-05-07 at 08:46:27	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-11-06 at 12:53:25	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2011-08-23 at 12:21:13	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2008-04-18 at 23:03:03	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:51	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Louvre Collections (cl010165019) (cl010165019)

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Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 054 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221451.

RTC 054 artifact entry (No. P221451). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221451 (Original work published 2003)

RTC 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221451 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221451},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 054 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221451.

RTC 054 artifact entry (No. P221451). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221451 (Original work published 2003)

RTC 054 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221451 (Accessed: April 5, 2026).

@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-05]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 054 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221451},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221451},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221451
LB  - CDLI:P221451
M1  - 2026/4/5/
TI  - RTC 054 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221451
ER  -