RA 062, 012 18 (P127966)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 11763

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 9(asz) gu2 ku6 duru5
 en: xxx
2. 1(disz) pisan-dub-ba szu-na
 en: basket-of-tablets xxx
3. 1(disz) {uruda}szen
 en: xxx
4. 2(disz) {kusz}NIG2-ezem a-ga2-la2
 en: xxx
5. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za du10-us2
 en: xxx
6. 2(disz) dug i3-gesz
 en: xxx
7. 4(disz) dug gir16-su3
 en: xxx
8. 1(disz) dug ga-a
 en: xxx
9. 1(disz) dug unu3 mun al-gaz-ga2
 en: xxx
10. 1(disz) dug za3-zi-la2 mun al-gaz-ga2
11. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur szabra
12. 1(disz) dug i3-nun
reverse
1. a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
 en: xxx
2. giri3 szu-esz18-dar
 en: xxx
3. 1(u) 2(asz) dabin gur
 en: xxx
4. a-ra2 1(u)-kam
 en: xxx
5. giri3 lu2-sa6-ga
 en: xxx
6. nig2-gu2-na ma2-a gar-ra
 en: xxx
7. sza3 ba-ba-az{ki}-ta
 en: xxx
8. e2-gal TUM{ki}-sze3
 en: xxx
9. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P127966

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 11763
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 015356
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010136483

References

  • primary: RA 62, p.1-15, p. 12 18

    [Limet1968Louvre] Limet, Henri. 1968. “Tablettes Inédites Du Musée Du Louvre.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 62: 1–15.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:21:23 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:58:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:33 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:38 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RA 062, 012 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P127966.
RA 062, 012 18 artifact entry (No. P127966). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127966 (Original work published 2001)
RA 062, 012 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127966 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127966},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RA 062, 012 18 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P127966.
RA 062, 012 18 artifact entry (No. P127966). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P127966 (Original work published 2001)
RA 062, 012 18 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P127966 (Accessed: May 18, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RA 062, 012 18 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P127966},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P127966},
}

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DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P127966
LB  - CDLI:P127966
M1  - 2026/5/18/
TI  - RA 062, 012 18 artifact entry
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