Official or display bulla excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Collection(s)
Louvre Museum, Paris, FranceMuseum Number
AO —Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
BullaMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Official or displayLanguage(s)
AkkadianMeasurements
-Has seal impression(s)
| Genre(s) | Official or display |
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| Language(s) | Akkadian |
| Period | Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) |
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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):
| Seal | Seal Number | Provenience | Period | Date |
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| CDLI Seals 004033 (composite) (P456743) | S004033 | Girsu (mod. Tello) | Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) |
20140928 firth: this corresponds to one of the bulla numbered AOTb 402/n, but it is not clear which one.
| CDLI number | P216955 |
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| Permalink | https://cdli.network/entity/P216955 |
| Provenience | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
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| Collection(s) |
Louvre Museum, Paris, France |
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| Museum Number | AO — |
| Accession Number | AOTb 402 |
primary: RTC, 179
history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 08, no. 25
(with seal figures added)
| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2024-10-31 at 09:37:46 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2024-07-07 at 17:58:34 | Firth, Richard | Artifact metadata, Other metadata | Firth, Richard | Firth, Richard | Approved |
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| 2013-06-28 at 21:53:36 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2012-12-10 at 09:39:08 | Brumfield, Sara | Transliteration | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 | Brumfield, Sara | Transliteration | Brumfield, Sara | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:34:10 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas | CDLI | Approved |
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@misc{2024RTC,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-25]},
year = {2024},
month = {oct 31},
title = {RTC 179 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P216955},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216955},
}
TY - ELEC DA - 2024/10/31/ PY - 2024 ID - P216955 LB - CDLI:P216955 M1 - 2026/4/25/ TI - RTC 179 artifact entry UR - https://cdli.earth/P216955 ER -