RTC 293 (P128446)

Legal 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 03738

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. di til-la
2. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a e2-duru5 ba-zi-ka
3. ab-ba lu2 gi-zi-ra
4. ur-e2-husz-ke4
5. in-szi-sa10-a
6. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu gesz-sa6-ga
7. ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu la-la
8. lu2-inim-ma-bi-me
9. ab-ba-a
10. lu2-inim-ma bi2-gur
11. ur-e2-husz
12. nam-erim2-am3
13. 2(disz) 2/3(disz) sar 3(disz) gin2 e2 du3-a
14. ur-e2-husz-ra
15. ba-na-gi-in
16. ur-kisal maszkim
17. ur-{d}ba-ba6 nu-kiri6-ke4
18. la2-ia3 sar-a-ba in-tuku-a
19. a-kal-la szusz3 en-na-ke4
20. ur-{d}ba-ba6-ra szu du8-a-[ni i3-DU]
21. x-x-[...]
  n lines broken
22'. a-[kal-la ...]
23'. in-[...]
24'. ur-nigar{gar} [dumu ...]
25'. nam-erim2-am3#
26'. ur-x-x-x-x-[x maszkim]
27'. nigar{gar}-e-szub ama# na-na geme2#-sze3-am3
28'. lu2-{d}nin-szubur SZIM#
29'. igi-ni in-szi-{ga2}gar{ar#}
30'. mu lugal#
31'. sa10 1(disz) na-na ku3-x-ga2-ta ha-ab-ta-e3 bi2-in-du11-ga
32'. du11-ga-{d}ba-ba6
33'. kalam-ma lu2 zadim#?
34'. nam-erim2-am3
35'. 1(disz) na-na geme2
36'. nin-mu-uszur4-mu dam# lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ka-ra ba-na-gi-in
37'. ur-{d}lamma dumu kal-la maszkim
38'. lu2-{d}szara2 lu2-eb#-gal#
39'. lu2-dingir-ra ur-{d}isztaran
40'. di-ku5-bi-me
41'. mu# {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Legal
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128446

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 03738
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000733
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010162096

References

  • primary: RTC, 293

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

  • history: NG 2, 197

    [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.

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
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 293 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128446.
RTC 293 artifact entry (No. P128446). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128446 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 293 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128446 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 293 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128446},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128446},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
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LB  - CDLI:P128446
M1  - 2026/10/27/
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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 293 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128446.
RTC 293 artifact entry (No. P128446). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128446 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 293 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128446 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 293 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128446},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128446},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P128446
LB  - CDLI:P128446
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - RTC 293 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128446
ER  -
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