RTC 406 (P128559)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02513

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. sze-bi 2(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) gur DISZ
3. lu2-{d}li9-si4
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. sze-bi 2(u) 4(asz) gur DISZ
6. ur-nig2
7. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. sze-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
9. ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 5(u) 7(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) gur
12. ba-ad-da-ri2
13. 4(u) 4(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) gur DISZ
2. bu3-la-la
3. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. ki ur-mes szabra
5. dumu dab5-ba-me
6. nu-banda3 aga-sag-kesz2
  1 line blank
7. u4 8(disz)-kam
8. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 u4 1(u) 1(disz) ba-zal
9. a-sza3 a-ba-al-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period 00.00.02.08 to 00.00.02.11

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P128559

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 02513
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000846
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010149809

References

  • primary: RTC, 406

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

  • history: DAS, 253

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • citation: RA 3 (pp. 118-146), 132 06 = first six lines

    [Thureau-Dangin1895RA3] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1895. “LA COMPTABILITÉ AGRICOLE EN CHALDÉE: AU TROISIÈME MILLÉNAIRE.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 3 (4): 118–46.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-24 at 10:59:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 406 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128559.
RTC 406 artifact entry (No. P128559). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128559 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 406 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128559 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {RTC 406 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128559},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 406 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128559.
RTC 406 artifact entry (No. P128559). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128559 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 406 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128559 (Accessed: April 27, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-27]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {RTC 406 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128559},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128559
LB  - CDLI:P128559
M1  - 2026/4/27/
TI  - RTC 406 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128559
ER  -
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