RTC 084 (P216863)

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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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 31184

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter (Carta de Lugal-a2 a Allamu.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. lugal#-a2
2. na-be2-a
3. al-la-mu
4. u3-na-du11
5. nig2-gur11 ur-nu
6. dam-gar3-ra
7. szesz-mu-pi5
8. umma{ki}-ta
reverse
1. u3 e2-ki-sa6#
2. ur-nu
3. ba-ba-al
4. nig2#-na-me i3-gal2-la#?
5. in-bi he2-tar-e
6. al-la-mu
7. u3-na-du11
8. e2 ARAD2-da-na-ka
9. in-bi he2-tar-e

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)

Text content

Genre(s)	Letter (Carta de Lugal-a2 a Allamu.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P216863
Permalink	https://cdli.network/entity/P216863

Physical information

Artifact type	Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s)	Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience	Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s)	Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number	AO 31184
Accession Number	AOTb 020

References

primary: RTC, 84

[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: FAOS 19, Gir 20

[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. 12, no. 36

[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	Reviewer	Status
2024-10-31 at 09:37:46	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-08-23 at 18:30:44	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-07 at 17:58:34	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard	Firth, Richard	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:08	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 084 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216863.

RTC 084 artifact entry (No. P216863). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216863 (Original work published 1970)

RTC 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216863 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 084 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216863},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 084 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216863.

RTC 084 artifact entry (No. P216863). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216863 (Original work published 1970)

RTC 084 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216863 (Accessed: April 13, 2026).

@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-13]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 084 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216863},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216863},
}

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DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216863
LB  - CDLI:P216863
M1  - 2026/4/13/
TI  - RTC 084 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216863
ER  -