RTC 406 (P128559)

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 02513

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. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
2. sze-bi 2(u) 8(asz) 1(barig) gur DISZ
3. lu2-{d}li9-si4
4. 1(gesz2) 2(u) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
5. sze-bi 2(u) 4(asz) gur DISZ
6. ur-nig2
7. 1(gesz2) 4(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
8. sze-bi 1(u) 9(asz) 1(barig) gur
9. ur-{d}ba-ba6
10. 5(u) 7(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
11. sze-bi 1(u) 7(asz) 3(ban2) gur
12. ba-ad-da-ri2
13. 4(u) 4(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
reverse
1. sze-bi 1(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) gur DISZ
2. bu3-la-la
3. 5(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) gur a2 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze-bi 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4. ki ur-mes szabra
5. dumu dab5-ba-me
6. nu-banda3 aga-sag-kesz2
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7. u4 8(disz)-kam
8. iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2 u4 1(u) 1(disz) ba-zal
9. a-sza3 a-ba-al-la

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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, 406

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

  • history: DAS, 253

    [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: RA 3 (pp. 118-146), 132 06 = first six lines

    [Thureau-Dangin1895RA3] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1895. “LA COMPTABILITÉ AGRICOLE EN CHALDÉE: AU TROISIÈME MILLÉNAIRE.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 3 (4): 118–46.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 02513
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: 00.00.02.08, 00.00.02.11
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  • Accounting Period: 00.00.02.08 to 00.00.02.11

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-05-24 at 10:59:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:27 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 406 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128559.
RTC 406 artifact entry (No. P128559). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128559 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 406 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128559 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {RTC 406 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128559},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 406 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). May 24, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128559.
RTC 406 artifact entry (No. P128559). (2024, May 24). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128559 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 406 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128559 (Accessed: September 12, 2025).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {may 24},
	title = {RTC 406 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128559},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128559},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/5/24/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128559
LB  - CDLI:P128559
M1  - 2025/9/12/
TI  - RTC 406 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128559
ER  - 
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