RTC 125 (P216904)

Administrative 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 31401

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Distribución de panes varios.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) ninda 2(u) du8
2. dam ba-ba
3. 5(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) ninda gu
4. 1(asz@c) sag ninda 2(u) du8
5. da-num2
6. 6(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) ninda gu
7. 2(asz@c) sag ninda 2(u) du8
8. inim-zi#
9. 8(asz@c) ninda
10. 2(asz@c) sag ninda 2(u) du8
11. en#-ki-ag2
12. [n] ninda 2(asz@c) ninda gu
13. 2(asz@c) sag# ninda 2(u) du8#
14. en-ne2
15. 2(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) ninda gu
16. 1(asz@c)? sag ninda [n] du8
17. [x (x)]-szu
  rest broken
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) sag# ninda# 1(u) 5(disz)#? du8#
2. gal-x
3. 2(asz@c) ninda 4(asz@c) ninda gu
4. 1(asz@c) sag ninda 1(u) 5(disz) du8
5. lugal-za-me
6. 6(asz@c) ur-gu2
7. 6(asz@c) lugal-ab-ba-iri
8. 4(asz@c) ur-e2
9. 4(asz@c) x-(x)-da#
10. 3(asz@c) lu2-ba
11. 3(asz@c) lugal-a2-szum2-ma
12. 3(asz@c) ur-sag-x
13. 3(asz@c) e2#?-da
14. 3(asz@c) lu2-{d}x
15. 6(asz@c) ninda 2(asz@c) ninda gu
16. 2(asz@c) sag ninda 2(u) du8
17. ur-{d}[...]
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [n ninda] 3(asz@c)# ninda# gu
2'. 1(asz@c) sag# ninda 7(disz) du8
3'. lu2-zah3
4'. 4(asz@c) iri-sza3#?
5'. 2(asz@c) bar-ra-dingir
6'. 2(asz@c) lugal-ig#-[gal?]
7'. 3(asz@c) ninda gu
8'. lu2-banda3{da}
9'. 4(asz@c) ur-{d}isztaran
  blank space
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [szunigin] 3(u@c) 6(asz@c) ninda gu 3(u) du8
2'. zi3#-bi 1(ban2@c) 2(disz@t) sila3
3'. szunigin 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) sag ninda 2(u) du8
4'. zi3-bi 6(disz@t) sila3
5'. szunigin 2(asz@c) sag ninda 7(disz@t) du8
6'. szunigin 3(asz@c) sag ninda 1(u) 5(disz@t) du8
7'. zi3-sig15-bi 4(disz@t) 1/3(disz){sza}
8'. iti mes-en-du-sze-a-nu2
9'. 3(disz@t)#? u4 ba-zal

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm):
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Distribución de panes varios.)
  • Language(s):


  • primary: RTC, 125

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 31401
  • Accession No.: AOTb 236

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-11 at 13:39:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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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CDLI Notes:

20120512 englund: reverse ii 1'-2' 36(0) ÷ 30 = 12, 3'-4' 12(0) ÷ 20 = 6, 5'-7' (2(0) ÷ 7.5!) + (3(0) ÷ 15) = 4 2/3

Cite this Artifact
“RTC 125 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216904.
RTC 125 artifact entry (No. P216904). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216904
RTC 125 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216904 (Accessed: July 6, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-07-06]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 125 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216904},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216904},
}

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PY  - 1970
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M1  - 2025/7/6/
TI  - RTC 125 artifact entry
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