RTC 164 (P216940)

Administrative bulla 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 —

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Akkadian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

object bulla
surface a
seal 1
column 1
1. szar#-[ka3]-li2#-szar3#-[ri2]
2. _lugal_
column 2
1. [a]-ga#-de3{ki}
2. ad-da# _dub-sar_
3. ARAD2#-su2#

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

RIME 2.01.05.2008, ex. 01

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 012035 (composite) (P462065) S012035 Girsu (mod. Tello) Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) Shar-kali-sharri.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216940

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
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 379

References

  • primary: RTC, 164

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

  • history: RIME 2, .01.05.2008

    [Frayne1993RIME2] Frayne, Douglas R. 1993. Sargonic and Gutian Periods (2334-2113 BC). Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia Early Periods, vol. 2. University of Toronto Press.

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 07, no. 21

    [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.

    (with seal figures added)


Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2019-05-09 at 23:01:58 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-10 at 12:01:49 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-10-10 at 12:00:39 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-10-24 at 12:25:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-12-27 at 14:36:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-09 at 11:14:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Basello, Gian Pietro; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Frayne, Douglas R.; Gelb, Ignace Jay; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 164 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216940.
RTC 164 artifact entry (No. P216940). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216940 (Original work published 2003)
RTC 164 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216940 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216940},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 164 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216940.
RTC 164 artifact entry (No. P216940). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216940 (Original work published 2003)
RTC 164 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216940 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2024},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216940},
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