RTC 081 (P216860)

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

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02689

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Legal (Compra-venta de un esclavo con testigos.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [1/3(disz)]{sza} ku3-babbar
2. nig2-sa10 1(asz@c) lulim
3. dumu a-tu-ka-kam
4. lugal-ezem
5. dumu lugal-nig2-zu-ke4
6. szu ba-ti
7. lugal-uszumgal
8. ensi2-ke4
9. i3-szi-la2
10. gesz-a ib2-ta-bala
11. 1(asz@c) amar-kun sukkal
12. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}isztaran
13. nu-banda3 e2-gal
14. 1(asz@c) en-nig2-lul-la sanga
15. 1(asz@c) lu2-banda3{da} dub-sar
16. 1(asz@c) ur-nu sipa ansze
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nansze sukkal
2. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}utu
3. 1(asz@c) bar-ra-dingir
4. dumu lugal-szu-mah
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-gir2-su
6. dumu lugal-mu-dah
7. dub-sar-me
8. 1(asz@c) ur-nig2 sagi
9. 1(asz@c) me-a dumu al-u2
  blank space
10. lu2#-ki-inim-ma-bi-me

Text content

Genre(s) Legal (Compra-venta de un esclavo con testigos.)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216860

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 02689
Accession Number AOTb 011

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Wikidata (Wikidata) Q87458304

References

  • primary: RTC, 81

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

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 11, no. 34

    [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
2024-11-06 at 19:23:20 Willighagen, Lars Artifact metadata Willighagen, Lars Wikidata Willighagen, Lars Approved View
2024-10-31 at 09:37:46 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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:07 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 081 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216860.
RTC 081 artifact entry (No. P216860). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216860 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216860 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {RTC 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216860},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216860
LB  - CDLI:P216860
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RTC 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216860
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 081 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). November 6, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216860.
RTC 081 artifact entry (No. P216860). (2024, November 6). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216860 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 081 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216860 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {nov 6},
	title = {RTC 081 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216860},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216860},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/11/6/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216860
LB  - CDLI:P216860
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RTC 081 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216860
ER  -
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