RTC 418-419 (P128571)

Administrative tablet & envelope 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 03547

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet & envelope

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal
2. lu2 a-sza3 u4-de3 de6-a-me
3. ugula du-du
4. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 2(barig)-ta
5. lu2 uru4-a sze nu-tuku-me
6. ugula ma-an-szum2
7. 2(u) gurusz 3(ban2)-ta
8. nu-dab5-me
9. ugula bu3-ka-szuba3
10. nu-banda3 ba-ad-da-ri2
11. 1(u) 2(disz) gurusz 2(barig)-ta
12. lu2 a-sza3 u4-de3 de6-a-me
13. nu-banda3 hu-ru-mu
14. sze-bi 1(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) sze gur lugal
reverse
1. dumu dab5-ba-me
2. ba-ad-da-ri2 u3 hu-ru-mu
3. mu lugal-bi in-pa3-de3
4. 2(disz) lu2-a-ne 2(barig)-ta
5. 6(disz) ma2-lah5 1(barig) 5(ban2)-ta
6. 4(disz) sagi 1(barig)-ta
7. 3(disz) u2-IL2 1(barig) 2(ban2)-ta
8. 6(disz) gaszam 1(barig)-ta
9. 2(disz) ra2-gaba 1(barig)-ta
10. sze-bi 6(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal
  blank space
11. szunigin 2(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal
12. lu2 hu-bu7{bu}
13. sze mu-a nu-da-su-su-da-me
14. giri3 a-hu-a
left
1. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
envelope
obverse
2. 2(u) 4(asz)# 3(barig) sze# gur# lugal#
3. giri3 a-hu-a lu2 hu-bu7{bu}
  blank space
reverse
  broken
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szul-gi
2. nita kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. ur-{d}lamma#
2. dub-sar#
3. ARAD2-zu#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 006148 (composite) (P458858) S006148 Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.32.00.00, Šulgi.38.06.00 (us2 year)

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128571

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet & envelope
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 03547
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000858
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010123791

References

  • primary: RTC, 418-419

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

  • history: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 325

    [Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 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
2018-08-23 at 08:56:41 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI 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 10:43:30 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 418-419 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128571.
RTC 418-419 artifact entry (No. P128571). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128571 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 418-419 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128571 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {RTC 418-419 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128571},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 418-419 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128571.
RTC 418-419 artifact entry (No. P128571). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128571 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 418-419 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128571 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {RTC 418-419 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128571},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128571},
}


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DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128571
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M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RTC 418-419 artifact entry
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