RTC 117 (P216896)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey

Museum Number

Ist L 01061

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Entrada y recibo de harina de cebada.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) _dabin gur_
2. szu lugal-uszumgal
3. lagasz{ki}
4. nam-mah
5. _mu-kux(DU)_
reverse
1. _igi_ [...]
2. szu-x [...]
3. im-hur
blank space
4. _iti_ ha-ni-i

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)	Administrative (Entrada y recibo de harina de cebada.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P216896
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P216896

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)	Arkeoloji Müzeleri, Istanbul, Turkey
Museum Number	Ist L 01061
Accession Number

References

primary: RTC, 117

[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: ITT 1, 1061

[Thureau-Dangin1910ITT1] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1910. Inventaire Des Tablettes de Tello Conservées Au Musée Impérial Ottoman. Tome I: Textes de l’époque d’Agadé (Fouilles d’Ernest de Sarzec En 1895). Paris: Ernest Leroux.

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:08	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 117 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216896.

RTC 117 artifact entry (No. P216896). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216896

RTC 117 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216896 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216896},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216896
LB  - CDLI:P216896
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - RTC 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216896
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 117 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216896.

RTC 117 artifact entry (No. P216896). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216896

RTC 117 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216896 (Accessed: October 23, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-23]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 117 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216896},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216896},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216896
LB  - CDLI:P216896
M1  - 2026/10/23/
TI  - RTC 117 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216896
ER  -