RTC 012 (P010552)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03765

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (present (house, slave).)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) sar e2
2. 1(asz@c) sag us2
3. sag-du tuku
4. a-ba-mu-da-ni-e
5. dalla
6. su6-mu2
column 2
1. i3-na-ba
2. 1(asz@c) a-tu
3. mun ur4
4. 1(asz@c) nin-ra
5. dam
6. lu2-dingir-mah
7. nagar
8. 1(asz@c) nin-igi-il2
column 3
1. dam
2. be6-li2-li2
3. 1(asz@c) nin-an-na-tum2
4. dam
5. di-utu
6. nagar
7. 1(asz@c) nin-mu-nu-na-tum2
column 4
1. geme2
2. {d}sud3
3. 1(asz@c) si-dur
4. sza3-zu
5. lu2-ki-ka
6. ki-nu2
7. di-abzu-ta
reverse
column 1
  blank space
1. bala
2. ur-{d}nin-PA

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (present (house, slave).)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010552

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 03765
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q62098521

References

  • primary: RTC, 12

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

  • citation: SRU, 62

    [Edzard1968SRU] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1968. Sumerische Rechtsurkunden Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 67. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • 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: JAOS 52 (pp. 110-132), 119

    [Kramer1932Fara] Kramer, Samuel N. 1932. “New Tablets from Fara.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 52: 110–32. https://doi.org/10.2307/593166.

  • citation: Prosopografia Fara, XIV

    [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 Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-09-14 at 15:56:25 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2010-06-03 at 14:04:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2010-06-01 at 13:06:58 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010552.
RTC 012 artifact entry (No. P010552). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010552 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010552 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {RTC 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010552},
}

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TI  - RTC 012 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010552.
RTC 012 artifact entry (No. P010552). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010552 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010552 (Accessed: May 4, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {RTC 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010552},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010552},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010552
LB  - CDLI:P010552
M1  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - RTC 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010552
ER  - 
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