RTC 420 (P128573)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03548

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)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal
  blank space
  seal impression
2. sze erin2 nu-uru4
3. erin2 ugnimx(|SU.KI.LU.SZE3|){ki}
4. erin2 gir2-su{ki}
5. sze szitim
6. dumu diri e2-ab
reverse
1. sze-ba dumu ba-usz2
2. erin2 bala gub-ba-a
  1 line blank
3. u3 erin2 bala tusz-a
4. u2-DISZ szu ti-a
5. sza3-ba i3-gal2
6. ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta
7. kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} nu-banda3 gu-za-la2
8. iti amar-a-a-si-ta
9. iti sze-il2-la-sze3
10. iti 4(disz)-kam
11. iti diri 1(disz)-am3 sza3-[ba] i3-gal2
12. mu kar2-har{ki} [a]-ra2# 3(disz)-kam-asz ba-hul
seal 1
column 1
1. ur-{d}lamma
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}
column 2
1. ur-nigar[{gar}]
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu lu2#-{d#}nin#-[szubur]
4. ARAD2-[zu]

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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet & envelope
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 420

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

  • history: RIME 3/2, .01.02.x2018, ex. 01a (seal)

    [Frayne1997RIME3/2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1997. Ur III Period (2112-2004 BC). Vol. 3/2. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: Ward, Seal Cylinder, 39a

    [Ward1910SealCyl] Ward, William H. 1910. The Seal Cylinders of Western Asia. Carnegie Institute of Washington.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 03548
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.10.00, Šulgi.33.11d.00 (intercalated), Šulgi.33.12.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.33.10.00 to Šulgi.33.12.00

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-22 at 14:47:43 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2020-10-06 at 07:53:57 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Guidi, Carlo CDLI approved View
2013-07-22 at 07:42:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:32:05 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 10:43:30 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005850 (composite) (P458560) Girsu (mod. Tello) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Šulgi.33.00.00

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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 420 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128573.
RTC 420 artifact entry (No. P128573). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128573 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 420 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128573 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RTC 420 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128573},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128573
LB  - CDLI:P128573
M1  - 2025/9/4/
TI  - RTC 420 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128573
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 420 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 22, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128573.
RTC 420 artifact entry (No. P128573). (2024, September 22). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128573 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 420 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128573 (Accessed: September 4, 2025).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-04]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 22},
	title = {RTC 420 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128573},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128573},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/22/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P128573
LB  - CDLI:P128573
M1  - 2025/9/4/
TI  - RTC 420 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P128573
ER  -
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