RTC 290 (P128443)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 00748

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. di til-la
2. 1(disz) di3-ni-li2 ARAD2
3. 1(disz) im-ti-dam dam-ni
4. u3 dumu-nita2 dumu-munus-ni
5. 1/2(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar-am3
6. a-na-ha-ni nu-banda3-a
7. a-ba-ne-gin7-sze3
8. in-szi-sa10-a
9. im-ti-dam dam ARAD2-da-ke4 egir5 ba-gur-ra-ta
reverse
1. ka-ga-na ba-ni-gi-in
2. ARAD2 geme2 u3 dumu-nita2 dumu-munus-ni
3. a-na-ha-ni-e
4. ba-na-gi-in
5. ur-{d}lamma dumu kal-la maszkim
6. lu2-{d}szara2
7. lu2-eb-gal
8. lu2-dingir-ra
9. ur-{d}isztaran
10. di-ku5-bi-me

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/P128443

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) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist L 00748
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000730

References

  • primary: RTC, 290

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

  • history: NG 2, 44

    [Falkenstein1956NG2] Falkenstein, Adam. 1956. Die Neusumerische Gerichtsurkunden. Zweiter Teil: Umschrift, Übersetzung Und Kommentar. Abhandlungen. Philosophisch-Historische Klasse. Neue Folge, Heft 40. München: Bayerische Akademie der Wissenschaften.

  • history: ITT 2, 748

    [Genouillac1910-1911ITT2] Genouillac, Henri de. 1910-1911. Textes de l’époque d’Agadé et de l’époque d’Ur (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1894). Vol. 2. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello, Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-04 at 16:34:15 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2020-10-23 at 05:48:08 Jagersma, Bram Transliteration Jagersma, Bram CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:18 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:31:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:51 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 290 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128443.
RTC 290 artifact entry (No. P128443). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128443 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128443 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {RTC 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128443},
}


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M1  - 2026/10/13/
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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 290 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 4, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128443.
RTC 290 artifact entry (No. P128443). (2024, July 4). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128443 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 290 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128443 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 4},
	title = {RTC 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128443},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/4/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128443
LB  - CDLI:P128443
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - RTC 290 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128443
ER  -
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