RTC 085 (P216864)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 02686

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. sza3 pisan szu-ka
 en: xxx
3. u3 im a-ga-de3{ki}-ta
 en: xxx
4. de6-a
 en: xxx
  de6 = disz in DU
5. dub2-ba
 en: xxx
6. i3-gal2
 en: xxx
reverse
1. in 1(disz@t) mu
 en: xxx
2. szar-ka3-li2-szar3-ri2
 en: xxx
3. mar-tu-am
 en: xxx

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216864

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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 02686
Accession Number AOTb 004

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010151286

References

  • primary: RTC, 85

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

  • history: ZA 72 (pp. 1 - 27), 16, Girsu IV 6

    [Foster1982ZA72] Foster, Benjamin R. 1982. “Archives and Record-Keeping in Sargonic Mesopotamia.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 72 (1): 1–27.

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 06, no. 17

    [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
2026-06-07 at 15:47:35 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:21:25 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-05 at 10:19:54 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:08 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 085 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216864.
RTC 085 artifact entry (No. P216864). (2026, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216864 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 085 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216864 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {RTC 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216864},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 085 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 7, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P216864.
RTC 085 artifact entry (No. P216864). (2026, June 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216864 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 085 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216864 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2026RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {jun 7},
	title = {RTC 085 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216864},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216864},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/6/7/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P216864
LB  - CDLI:P216864
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RTC 085 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216864
ER  -
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