RTC 427 (P128580)

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 27303

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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. {kusz}du10-gan sza3-bi
2. zi3 su-ga ninda
3. nin-a-na
4. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su szabra-e2
5. u3 kiszib3 ba-zi
6. iti GAN2-masz
7. u3 iti gu4-ra2-bi2-mu2-mu2
  blank space
8. mu en {d}nanna kar zi-da ba-hun
seal 1
1. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-[su]
2. dub-sar#
3. dumu ur-e2-[x]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.09.01.00 to Amar-Suen.09.02.00

Seals

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P128580

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 27303
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 000866

References

  • primary: RTC, 427

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

  • history: DAS, 8

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

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 31 no. 83

    [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
2024-10-31 at 09:37:46 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-10-31 at 09:35:47 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:59:29 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 10:43:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:25:55 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 427 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128580.
RTC 427 artifact entry (No. P128580). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128580 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 427 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128580 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 427 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128580},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 427 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P128580.
RTC 427 artifact entry (No. P128580). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P128580 (Original work published 2001)
RTC 427 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P128580 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P128580},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P128580},
}

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