RTC 416 (P128569)

Plan or Drawing tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist O 1107

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
  (field plan)
reverse
column 1
1. 2(szar2) 1(bur'u) 6(bur3) 1(esze3) 1(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. 8(szar2) 2(bur'u) 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) 1/2(iku) 1/4(iku) GAN2 sza3 temen-na
  blank space
3. 8(szar2) 1(bur'u) 7(bur3) 1(esze3) 2(iku) GAN2
4. 2(szar2) 2(bur'u) 2(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 sahar#? hur-sag
  blank space
5. szunigin 1(szar'u)? 3(bur'u) 9(bur3) 2(esze3) 5(iku) GAN2
6. a-sza3 iri {d}szul-gi-sipa-kalam-ma
7. nu-banda3 sze-il-ha
8. lugal-iti-da
9. u3 ur-{d}ig-alim-ka-ke4
10. ib2-gid2#
column 2
  blank space
1. giri3 inim-{d}szara2 sa12-du5 lugal
2. mu sza-asz-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
  blank space

Text content

Genre(s) Scholarly or scientific > Plan or Drawing (field plan (drawing))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128569

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) Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number Ist O 1107
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000856

References

  • primary: RTC, 416

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

  • history: RA 80 (pp. 31-64), 35

    [Dunham1986RA80] Dunham, Sally. 1986. “Sumerian Words For Foundation: Part I: Temen.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 80 (1): 31–64.

  • history: BSA 5 (pp. 147-186), 147ff.

    [Liverani1990BSA5] Liverani, Mario. 1990. “The Shape of Neo-Sumerian Fields.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 147–86.

  • history: Eisenlohr, August, Ein altbabylonischer Feldplan (1896)

    [sec18383] N.d.

  • history: Quillien, RevHM 9 (2003) 9-31

    [sec18387] N.d.

  • history: Friberg MCTSC 154ff.

    [sec18388] N.d.

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), 13

    [Thureau-Dangin1897RA4] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1897. “Musée Du Louvre Département Des Antiquités Orientales: Tablettes Chaldéennes Inédites.” Revue d’Assyriologie et d’Archéologie Orientale 4 (3): 69–86.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2026-07-17 at 13:42:01 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-31 at 09:37:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-27 at 08:28:55 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 17:58:34 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:05 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:43:29 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:54 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 416 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P128569.
RTC 416 artifact entry (No. P128569). (2026, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128569 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 416 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128569 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {RTC 416 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128569},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 416 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 17, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P128569.
RTC 416 artifact entry (No. P128569). (2026, July 17). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128569 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 416 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128569 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2026RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jul 17},
	title = {RTC 416 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128569},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128569},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/7/17/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P128569
LB  - CDLI:P128569
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RTC 416 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128569
ER  -
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