RTC 317 (P128470)

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 02545

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 3(disz) dug dida saga
2. 8(disz) dug dida du
3. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
4. 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
5. 2(barig) 3(ban2) ninda szu ur3?-ra
6. 1(ban2) ninda mar 1(disz) ad7# udu
7. 3(ban2) sze ansze gu7
8. 1(disz) udu niga
9. 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz e3#?-a#? 2(disz) [x]
10. 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
11. 2(u) ku6 sag-kur2
12. 1(ban2) ku6-sze6
13. 2(disz) sila3 ku6 al-u2-sa
14. 3(disz) nigin2 szum2 gaz
15. 1(disz) dusu ukusz2
16. 1(disz) dusu {gesz}haszhur
17. 2(u) sa gi 2(u) nunuz muszen
18. sza3 un-sa6-ga{ki}
19. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
20. 2(ban2) kasz saga
reverse
1. 3(ban2) kasz du
2. 3(disz) dug dida saga
3. 1(u) 2(disz) dug dida du
4. 1(ban2) zi3 ba-ba a-sag
5. 2(ban2) zi3-gu saga
6. 4(barig) 4(ban2) ninda szu ur3-ra [x]
7. 3(ban2) ninda mar 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze ansze gu7
8. 1(disz) udu niga 1(disz) udu u2
9. 4(u) ku6 sag-kur2
10. 5(disz) ku6 sag-kesz2 al-sze6
11. 3(disz) sila3 ku6 al-u2-sa
12. 3(disz) nigin2 szum2 gaz
13. 1(disz) nigin2 szum2-sikil
14. 1(disz) dusu ukusz2
15. 1(disz) dusu {gesz}haszhur
16. 2(gesz2) sa gi 1(gesz2) nunuz tur
17. sza3 gir2-su{ki}
18. a2-bi2-la-sza szagina
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19. zi-ga
20. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
21. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 317

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

  • history: DAS, 241

    [Lafont1985DAS] Lafont, Bertrand. 1985. Documents Administratifs Sumériens Provenant Du Site de Tello et Conservés Au Musée Du Louvre. Paris: Éditions Recherche sur les Civilisations.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 217 (obv. 11-13, rev. 9-11)

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

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  • Museum No.: AO 02545
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.02.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:21 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:52 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 317 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128470.
RTC 317 artifact entry (No. P128470). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128470 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 317 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128470 (Accessed: July 11, 2025).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128470},
}

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