RTC 168 (P216944)

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

Lineart

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

tablet
obverse
1. [lugal]-uszumgal#
reverse
  blank space
seal 1
column 1
1. [{d}na-ra]-am#-[{d}suen]
2. _lugal_
3. a-ga-de3{ki}
column 2
1. szu-i3#-[li2-szu]
2. _di-ku5#_
3. _ARAD2#_-[su2]

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Akkadian

Chronology

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

Seals

RIME 2.01.04.2008, ex. 01

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

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005995 (composite) (P458705) S005995 Girsu (mod. Tello) Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P216944

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Louvre Museum, Paris, France
Museum Number AO —
Accession Number AOTb 378

References

  • primary: RTC, 168

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

  • history: RA 004 (pp. 69- 86), pl. 07, no. 24

    [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
2013-07-22 at 17:40:04 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:09 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 168 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216944.
RTC 168 artifact entry (No. P216944). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216944 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 168 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216944 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216944},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216944
LB  - CDLI:P216944
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - RTC 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216944
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“RTC 168 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 31, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P216944.
RTC 168 artifact entry (No. P216944). (2024, October 31). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216944 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 168 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216944 (Accessed: April 18, 2026).
@misc{2024RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-18]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 31},
	title = {RTC 168 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216944},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216944},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/31/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P216944
LB  - CDLI:P216944
M1  - 2026/4/18/
TI  - RTC 168 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216944
ER  -
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