RTC 001 (P010549)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 00410

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (workers.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. dub ugula
2. 1(asz@c) ma-na-DU
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-x-x-(x)
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-GAN2#-zi#
5. 1(asz@c) masz-da3
6. 1(asz@c) x-[(x)]
7. 1(asz@c) e2#-[(x)]-x
8. [...]
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) [x-(x)]-nu-kusz2
2. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}ama-gal? [(x)]
3. 1(asz@c) U2-TUM
4. 1(asz@c) en-AN-RU-BU
5. 1(asz@c) szesz kur-ra
6. 1(asz@c) [...]
7. [...] x
8. [...]
column 3
1. 1(asz@c)# lugal-abzu-da
2. 1(asz@c) szesz
3. 1(asz@c) PU3#-kalam
4. 1(asz@c) lugal-e-gal-gal
5. 1(asz@c) szesz
6. 1(asz@c) igi-du
3-4 lines missing
column 4
1. [1(asz@c)] szesz gissu-sze3
2. szubur
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-sag-sze3
blank line
4. AL-di
5. ugula nigin2-[x]
3-4 lines missing
column 5
1. 1(asz@c) bar?-mu-IM-x
2. 1(asz@c) DI-utu
3. 1(asz@c) a-gesztin
rest of column missing
reverse
column 1
about 3 lines missing
1'. 1(asz@c) dumu lugal#-sza3-su13
2'. 1(asz@c) sza3-gur4
3'. 1(asz@c) lugal-ezem
blank line
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(asz@c) a-[x]
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) amar-[x]-x
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) e2-UD-pa-e3
5. 1(asz@c) lugal-sag-sze3
6. 1(asz@c) dumu a-gesztin
7. 1(asz@c) szesz ib-gesztin
8. nu-kiri6
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [...]
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) [x]-nig2-x-[(x)]
2. 2(asz@c) dumu me-{sa}sag7-nu-di
3. TAR-ku3#
(erased partial line)
4. 1(asz@c) lam-ma
5. 1(asz@c) uru18
6. 1(asz@c) A-|DU3&DU3|
7. 1(asz@c) pa4-bil4-nu-kusz2
8. 1(asz@c) [...]
9. [...]
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) DI-utu
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-sza3-kusz2
3. 1(asz@c) lugal-nu-il2?
4. 1(asz@c) si#-du3
5. ulu3-di
6. 1(asz@c) ur-x-x
rest of column blank
column 5
1. an-sze3-gu2
2. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) ir11
3. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) kas4
4. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) gurusz gesz-szub
5. 2(u@c)# TAR-ku3
6. unu#?
7. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) lu2 zah3
8. igi du8

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (workers.)
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

Period	ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P010549
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010549

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 00410
Accession Number	AOTa 003

References

primary: RTC, 1

[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 168

[Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.
citation: Prosopografia Fara, XVIf.

[Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2017-07-11 at 21:24:04	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2010-06-11 at 09:01:33	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 001 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P010549.

RTC 001 artifact entry (No. P010549). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010549

RTC 001 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010549 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {RTC 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010549},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P010549
LB  - CDLI:P010549
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - RTC 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010549
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 001 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P010549.

RTC 001 artifact entry (No. P010549). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010549

RTC 001 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010549 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).

@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {RTC 001 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010549},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010549},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P010549
LB  - CDLI:P010549
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - RTC 001 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010549
ER  -