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

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

Measurements

-

Text

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
  1 line blank
19. zi-ga
20. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
21. mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P128470

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO 02545
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000757
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010150112

References

  • 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.

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
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:52 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128470},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“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: April 10, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-10]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 317 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128470},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P128470
LB  - CDLI:P128470
M1  - 2026/4/10/
TI  - RTC 317 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128470
ER  -
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