RTC 266 (P128421)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03364

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz2) 6(disz) u8 kur
2. 2(u) 6(disz) sila4 sag u8-sze3
3. 1(u) udu-nita2 gal
4. 3(u) udu-nita2 lugud2-da
5. 2(u) la2 2(disz) sila4 sag udu-nita2
6. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sila4 babbar2
7. 5(disz) masz2 gal
8. mu-kux(DU)
9. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu gal lugal-ti-ra-asz2-e
10. u3 ur-e2-an-na
11. 2(disz) u8 i3 HI du10-ga
12. u3 ur2-nig2-du10-ga#
13. zi-[ga]
14. la2-ia3 2(u) la2 2(disz) [...]
15. 5(u) 1(disz) udu [...]
reverse
1. la2-ia3 mu-a-[kam]
  blank line
2. szunigin 4(gesz2) 5(u) la2 3(disz) udu hi-a
3. udu gub-ba-am3
4. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) udu hi-a
5. zi-ga-am3
6. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu hi-a
7. la2-ia3-am3
  blank space
8. ur-mes#
9. udu {d}nin-gir2-su
10. mu {gesz}gigir {d}nin-lil2 ba-dim2-ma

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 266

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 03364
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-28 at 11:13:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RTC 266 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128421.
RTC 266 artifact entry (No. P128421). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128421
RTC 266 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128421 (Accessed: July 14, 2025).
@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-14]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RTC 266 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128421},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128421},
}


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TI  - RTC 266 artifact entry
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