RTC 008 (P010562)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 00405

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (bread (sacrifices))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. dub ninda ag2
2. 1(asz@c) {d}[x]
3. 1(asz@c) {d}[x]
4. 1(asz@c) ti-ra-asz2
5. 1(asz@c) {d}sur-ta
6. 1(asz@c) {d}szul-sza3-na
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) {d}KISZ-igi-gal2
2. 1(asz@c) {d}kinda2-zi#
3. 1(asz@c) {d}gan-gir2
4. 1(asz@c) {d}lamma
5. 1(asz@c) {d}lamma-iri
6. 1(asz@c) {d}nig2-SAR
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) {d}tir
2. 1(asz@c) {d}eb-gal
3. 1(asz@c) {d}lugal
4. 1(asz@c) HAR-ki
5. [x x?] x
6. [x x?] x
7. x [x x?]
blank space
column 4
blank space
reverse
blank space

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 (bread (sacrifices))
Language(s)	Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P010562
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P010562

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 00405
Accession Number	AOTa 001

References

primary: RTC, 8

[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
2019-05-07 at 09:42:42	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2010-06-11 at 09:05:58	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 008 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P010562.

RTC 008 artifact entry (No. P010562). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010562

RTC 008 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010562 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {RTC 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010562},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P010562
LB  - CDLI:P010562
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RTC 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010562
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 008 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 4, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P010562.

RTC 008 artifact entry (No. P010562). (2001, December 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010562

RTC 008 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010562 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).

@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 4},
	title = {RTC 008 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010562},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010562},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/4/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P010562
LB  - CDLI:P010562
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - RTC 008 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010562
ER  -