RTC 149 (P216925)

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

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO —

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
(fragment of plan)
1. [...] x i3-dab5 5(asz@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) nu#-dab5 2(asz@c) {ninda}nindax(DU) i3-[dab5 (...)]
2. 9(disz) 1/2(disz) {ninda}[nindax(DU) ...]
reverse
blank space

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 [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P216925
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P216925

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 —
Accession Number	AOTb 360

References

primary: RTC, 149

[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 24, no. 67

[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
2024-07-07 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, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:09	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 149 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216925.

RTC 149 artifact entry (No. P216925). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216925 (Original work published 1970)

RTC 149 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216925 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216925},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 149 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216925.

RTC 149 artifact entry (No. P216925). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216925 (Original work published 1970)

RTC 149 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216925 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-05]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 149 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216925},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216925},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216925
LB  - CDLI:P216925
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - RTC 149 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216925
ER  -