RTC 407 (P128560)

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 03448

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. 1(szargal){gal} 8(szar2) 5(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku)# [GAN2]
 en: 4134 bur3 1 esze3 3 iku [field surface],
2. sze-bi 3(szar'u) 4(szar2) 2(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) sze gur {d}szul-gi
 en: its grain: 124,035 gur barley (according to the) Šulgi (measure);
  calculation: 4134 9/18 x 30 = 124,035
3. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom:
4. 3(szar'u) 5(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 1(gesz2)# [n] 5(disz) sila3 gur# [...]
 en: 129,060 + n + 5 sila3 gur
5. mu-[kux(DU)]
 en: delivery,
6. [diri] 1(szar2) 2(gesz'u)# [n gur ...]
 en: [surplus:] 4800 [n gur ...]
  124,035 + 4800 = 128,835
7. [mu ...]
 en: [year: “...”]
  probably Šulgi 28
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [1(szargal){gal} 1(szar'u) GAN2]
 en: [4200 bur3 field surface]
2'. [sze-bi 3(szar'u) 5(szar2) sze gur]
 en: [its grain: 126,000 gur barley;]
  calculation: 4200 x 30 = 126,000
3'. sza3#-bi#-[ta]
 en: therefrom:
4'. 3(szar'u) 2(szar2) 5(gesz'u) 5(gesz2)# [gur]
 en: 118,500 [gur]
5'. mu-[kux(DU)]
 en: delivery,
6'. la2-ia3 2(szar2) 5(gesz2) sze#? gur
 en: the deficit: 7,500 gur barley;
7'. mu dumu-munus lugal-sze3 lugal an-sza#?-[...]
 en: year: “The king of Anshan married the king’s daughter.” (=Šulgi 30)
8'. 1(szargal){gal} 1(szar'u) 1(szar2) 1(bur3) GAN2
 en: 4261 bur3 field surface,
9'. sze-bi 3(szar'u) 5(szar2) 3(gesz'u) 3(u) gur
 en: its grain: 127,830 gur;
  calculation: 4261 x 30 = 127,830
10'. sza3-bi-ta
 en: therefrom:
11'. 2(szar'u) 1(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur
 en: 789,462 gur 1 barig 4 ban2
12'. mu-kux(DU)
 en: delivery,
13'. la2-ia3 1(szar'u) 3(szar2) 4(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 2(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
 en: the deficit: 49,407 gur 3 barig 2 ban2;
14'. mu si-mu-ur4-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
 en: year: “Simurrum was destroyed for the 3rd time.” (=Šulgi 32)
left
1. x szabra 6(disz)-ba
 en: x household managers, of the 6.

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.30.00.00 to Šulgi.32.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128560

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 03448
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000847
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010158920

References

  • primary: RTC, 407

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

  • history: Frühe Schrift, 18.14

    [Nissen1991FrüheSchrift] Nissen, Hans J., Peter Damerow, and Robert K. Englund. 1991. Frühe Schrift Und Techniken Der Wirtschaftsverwaltung Im Alten Vorderen Orient. Informationsspeicherung Und -Verarbeitung Vor 5000 Jahren. Franzbecker.

  • citation: Zinbun 13, p.1-60, p. 10-11

    [Maekawa1974agricultural-production] Maekawa, Kazuya. 1974. “Agricultural Production in Ancient Sumer.” Zinbun 13: 1–60.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-22 at 14:41:50 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 09:17:18 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2014-05-14 at 13:00:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-24 at 13:16:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-04-24 at 13:12:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2010-04-17 at 19:46:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:54 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 407 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128560.
RTC 407 artifact entry (No. P128560). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128560 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 407 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128560 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {RTC 407 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128560},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 407 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128560.
RTC 407 artifact entry (No. P128560). (2024, July 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128560 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 407 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128560 (Accessed: May 17, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-17]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 22},
	title = {RTC 407 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128560},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128560},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128560
LB  - CDLI:P128560
M1  - 2026/5/17/
TI  - RTC 407 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128560
ER  -
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