RTC 389 (P128542)

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 27318

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

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 kasz# 2(disz) sila3 zi3
2. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
3. 1(disz) dug dida
4. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
5. er3-ra-ba-ni lu2 {gesz}tukul
6. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
7. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
8. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
9. masz-um lu2 {gesz}tukul
10. 4(ban2) kasz 4(ban2) zi3
11. 1(disz) sila3 i3-gesz
12. elam hu-li2-bar-me
reverse
1. giri3 masz-um lu2 {gesz}tukul
2. du8-du8-li2{ki}-ta du-ni
3. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
4. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3 sza3-iri
5. 1(disz) dug dida
6. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 kaskal-sze3
7. lu2-{d}nanna lu2 {gesz}tukul
8. szuszin{ki}-sze3 du-ni
9. 2(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3
10. 1(disz) id-gur2 i3
11. i-di3-i3-li2 lu2 {gesz}tukul
12. 1(u) 1(barig) kasz 1(barig) ninda#
13. 1(disz) x [...]
14. elam x [...]
15. giri3 lu2-{d}nanna#
16. an-sza-an{ki}-ta du-ni#
left
1. iti sze-il2-la

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 389

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

  • history: DAS, 80

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 27318
  • Accession No.: AOTc 080

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:59:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:04 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:54 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 389 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128542.
RTC 389 artifact entry (No. P128542). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128542
RTC 389 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128542 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RTC 389 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128542},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128542
LB  - CDLI:P128542
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - RTC 389 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128542
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 389 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P128542.
RTC 389 artifact entry (No. P128542). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128542
RTC 389 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128542 (Accessed: July 27, 2025).
@misc{2001RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {RTC 389 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128542},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P128542
LB  - CDLI:P128542
M1  - 2025/7/27/
TI  - RTC 389 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128542
ER  - 
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