RTC 254 (P217026)

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 03433

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] lu2#-{d}nansze
2. [...] {gesz}gi
3. [...] nig2-ar3-ra lugal-ga
4. 1(asz@c) ma2 alan
5. 1(asz@c) ma2 zi3 ba-ba zi3 gazx(KUM)
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal-ti
7. da-da-gu-na
8. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2-kum-ku
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 masz-gu-la
10. agrig lugal i3-dab5
11. 1(asz@c) ma2 lu2-igi mu10-us2-sa2 lugal
12. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-sag
13. umma{ki}
14. 1(asz@c) ma2 lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
15. ha-la-ziz2-ka i3-dab5
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 ga-ti-e
17. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-mu ama-ar-gi4
18. [1(disz)] ma2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
  blank space
19. [...] nam-ha-ni
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) ma2 sze
2. 2(asz@c) ma2 nig2-ar3-ra
3. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
4. 1(asz@c) ma2 munu4
5. 1(asz@c) ma2 udu
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 sze {d}en-lil2-la2
7. 1(asz@c) ma2 sze sza-ar-du8
8. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-dam
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 ku-zi
10. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2
11. ki ur-e2
12. 1(asz@c) ma2 da-sze3-la2
13. 1(asz@c) ma2 dumu da-ga-za-na-ar
14. 1(asz@c) ma2 nin
15. 1(asz@c) ma2 mi-tum
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 sagi lugal
17. 1(asz@c) lugal-igi-husz
18. dagal 1(asz@c) ma2 ad-da-{d}gu-la
19. dagal 1(asz@c) ma2 gu4-ku
20. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal-a-ma-ru
21. 1(asz@c) ma2 da-da-ga
column 3
1. sze {d}en-lil2
  blank space
2. ugula ku-li
3. 1(asz@c) ma2 ki-gal-la
4. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su i3-dab5
5. 1(asz@c) ma2 ku6 ni-a-li-kam
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 szah2 du11-ga-an
7. 1(asz@c) ma2 nig2-ar3-ra ur-{d}suen
8. 1(asz@c) ma2 sze lu2-{d}suen
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 dabin {d}suen-a
10. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 nam-ha-ni
11. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 a2-zi-da
12. 1(asz@c) ma2 e2-szim ur-{d}ab-u2
13. 1(asz@c) ma2 eme-bala ur-ab-ba
14. 1(asz@c) ma2 mu-mu ha-la-ziz2-ka
15. 1(asz@c) ma2 masz-ab-ba-a i3-dab5
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal [...]
reverse
column 1
1. umma[{ki}]
2. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal-iri-da
3. ze2-la-ki i3-dab5
4. 1(asz@c) ma2 a-tu dumu-lugal
5. 1(asz@c) ma2 kiszib3 ur-sukkal
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 e2-ta-mu-zu
7. ab-ba-a dumu an-ni-ad
  blank space
8. ma2 zi-ga
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun ba-zi-ge
10. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun lugal-kisig2?{ki}-e
11. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun ur-zu
  blank space
12. ugula erin-da
13. 1(asz@c) ma2 bar-ra-dingir
14. sze {d#}en#-lil2-la2
15. 1(asz@c) ma2 alan u2#?-da
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 sze lu2-du-mu
17. 1(asz@c) ma2 udu lu2-{d}utu
18. 1(asz@c) ma2 udu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 da-da
20. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-nig2 nin i3-dab5
21. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-{d}en-ki nin i3-dab5
column 2
  blank space
1. ma2 zi-ga
2. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal-uszur4?
3. lu2-{d}szara2 i3-dab5
4. 1(asz@c) ma2 lu2-dingir-ra
5. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun inim-{d}en-lil2
7. 1(asz@c) ma2 sagi-mah
  blank space
8. ugula ur-nig2
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 x szim
10. {d}asar-lu2
11. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 ur-szul
12. 1(asz@c) ma2 e2-ta
13. bur-ma-ma i3-dab5
14. 1(asz@c) ma2 dingir-igi-du
15. hu-da-bi i3-dab5
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 zah3 lugal-me3?
17. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun ur-li
  blank space
18. ugula dumu ur-li
19. 1(asz@c) ma2 zi3 bar-ra-dingir
20. 1(asz@c) ma2 zi3 lugal-uszur4
21. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun szabra en
22. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun erin-da sza13-dub-ba
column 3
  blank space
1. ugula szabra en
2. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 ur-nigar
  blank space
3. ugula ur-{d}dumu-zi
  blank space
4. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) ma2 sze
5. szunigin 4(asz@c) ma2 zi3
6. szunigin 4(asz@c) ma2 nig2-ar3-ra
7. szunigin 2(asz@c) ma2 alan
8. szunigin 7(asz@c) ma2 la2
9. szunigin 1(asz@c) ma2 zi3 ba-ba zi3 gazx(KUM)
10. szunigin 2(asz@c) ma2 munu4 szim
11. szunigin 3(asz@c) ma2 udu
12. szunigin 7(asz@c) ma2 zah3
13. szunigin 3(asz@c) ma2 ama-ar-gi4
14. szunigin 1(asz@c) ma2 i3 ku6
15. szunigin 1(asz@c) ma2 szah2
16. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) ma2 zi-ga didli

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 254

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

  • history: AGGT, 559

    [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 03433
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-02-09 at 07:50:22 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:36:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 07:48:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:48:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:11 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 254 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217026.
RTC 254 artifact entry (No. P217026). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217026
RTC 254 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217026 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217026},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217026
LB  - CDLI:P217026
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - RTC 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217026
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 254 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217026.
RTC 254 artifact entry (No. P217026). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217026
RTC 254 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217026 (Accessed: April 7, 2026).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-07]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217026},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217026
LB  - CDLI:P217026
M1  - 2026/4/7/
TI  - RTC 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217026
ER  -
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