RTC 078 (P216857)

Letter tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02691

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta de Sa†pi-ilum a Egu sobre un esclavo.)

Language(s)

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tablet
obverse
1. en-ma
2. sa-ad-pi-dingir
3. a-na e2-gu4
4. szi _gal5-la2_
5. 1(asz@c) lu2-ba
6. _dumu_ lugal-KA
7. [1(asz@c)] sag#-il2
reverse
1. _ARAD2#_-su2
2. li-ta2-ar-ka3-am-ma
3. isz-te4
4. lugal-uszumgal
5. li-su2-s,i-as2-su-ni

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Letter (Carta de Sa†pi-ilum a Egu sobre un esclavo.)
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  • primary: RTC, 78

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

  • history: FAOS 19, Gir 29

    [Kienast1995FAOS19] Kienast, Burkhart, and Konrad Volk. 1995. Die Sumerischen Und Akkadischen Briefe Des III. Jahrtausends Aus Der Zeit Vor Der III. Dynastie von Ur (SAB). Freiburger Altorientalische Studien, Band 19. Stuttgart: Franz Steiner.

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 08, no. 28

    [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.

  • citation: Sargonic Akkadian, p. 12, n. 62

    [Hasselbach2005] Hasselbach, R. 2005. “Sargonic Akkadian.”

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  • Museum No.: AO 02691
  • Accession No.: AOTb 017

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-31 at 09:37:46 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 17:58:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 078 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216857.
RTC 078 artifact entry (No. P216857). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216857 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216857 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216857},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216857
LB  - CDLI:P216857
M1  - 2025/12/23/
TI  - RTC 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216857
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 078 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216857.
RTC 078 artifact entry (No. P216857). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216857 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 078 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216857 (Accessed: December 23, 2025).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216857},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216857},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216857
LB  - CDLI:P216857
M1  - 2025/12/23/
TI  - RTC 078 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216857
ER  - 
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