RTC 343 (P128496)

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 03480

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. x sila3 [...] lugal u4 [x-kam]
2. sza-lim-be-li2-NI lu2 kas4
reverse
1. ma2 ugnim sa gi4-gi4-de3 tusz-a
  1 line blank
2. zi-ga
3. iti szu-numun#

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/P128496

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 03480
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000783

References

  • primary: RTC, 343

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:59:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:01 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:53 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 343 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128496.
RTC 343 artifact entry (No. P128496). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128496
RTC 343 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128496 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RTC 343 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128496},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128496
LB  - CDLI:P128496
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RTC 343 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128496
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 343 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128496.
RTC 343 artifact entry (No. P128496). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128496
RTC 343 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128496 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RTC 343 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128496},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128496},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128496
LB  - CDLI:P128496
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RTC 343 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128496
ER  - 
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