RTC 410 (P128563)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02448

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. na-ba-sa6 u3 mu-ni-gin7-du10
3. 1(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu dab5-ba
4. u3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu lu2-{d}suen
5. 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur u3 {d}utu-di-de3
6. a-sza3 nin-geszkim-zi
7. 3(bur3) GAN2 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu dab5-ba
8. 3(bur3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 mu-ni-gin7-du10
9. a-sza3 nin-zi-iri-na
10. giri3 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a szabra
11. 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
12. 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gu2-tur-tur
13. lu2-hu-rim3{ki} dumu lu2-bi-mu
14. 8(bur3) 1(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 lugal-ab-ba-iri
15. 1(bur'u) 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 uru4-a NI
16. 1(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 uru4-a ba-ba
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1. 1(bur3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2 uru4 lugal-ab-ba-iri
2. GAN2 lu2-{d}na-ru2-a dumu du-du
3. 3(bur3) 2(esze3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
4. a-sza3 nin-geszkim-zi
5. 3(bur3) 1/2(iku) GAN2 KA-gu
6. a-sza3 nin-zi-iri-na
7. giri3 ab-ba-mu szabra
blank space
8. szunigin 1(szar2) 3(bur'u) 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) 1/2(iku) GAN2
9. szunigin 1(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 gu2-tur-tur
blank space
10. GAN2 gid2-da GAN2 diri
11. lu2-iri-sag i3-dab5
12. giri3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su dumu lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
13. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: RTC, 410

[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: DAS, 302

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 02448
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.03.00.00
Alternative Years: IS03
Date Comments:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2011-07-22 at 13:59:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:32:05	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2009-06-03 at 10:43:27	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:25:54	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (000850) (000850)
Louvre Collections (cl010149191) (cl010149191)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 410 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128563.

RTC 410 artifact entry (No. P128563). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128563 (Original work published 2001)

RTC 410 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128563 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	month = {apr 11},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128563},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 410 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P128563.

RTC 410 artifact entry (No. P128563). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128563 (Original work published 2001)

RTC 410 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128563 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 410 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128563},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128563},
}

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M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - RTC 410 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128563
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