RTC 211 (P216983)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03314

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c)?# ma-na ku3-babbar
2. x-al-sa6
3. 1/3(asz@c){sza} ur-e2 sanga
4. 1/3(asz@c) erin-da
5. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ur-{gesz}gigir
6. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6
7. 1(u@c) lu2-{d}igi-ma-sze3
8. 1(u@c) ur-nigar{gar}
9. 1(u@c) ur-{d}ba-ba6 min
10. 1(u@c) szu-na gudu4
11. 1(u@c) ur-{d}nin-iri-si
12. 1(u@c) ur-{gesz}gigir
reverse
1. 1(u@c) nam-ni
2. 1(u@c) erin-da
3. 1(u@c) ur-ti-ra-asz2 ugula
4. lu2 mar-za-me
5. 7(asz@c) ma-na la2 1(u@c) gin2 ku3-babbar
  blank space
6. szunigin# 1(u@c) ma-na ku3-babbar
7. ki {d}szara2-i3-sa6-ta
8. e2-gal-la ba-kux(KWU147)
9. mu szita-ab-ba masz-e pa3-da

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P216983

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 03314
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158698
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010157427

References

  • primary: RTC, 211

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

  • history: AGGT, 163

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

  • citation: ASJ 10, p.19-35, p. 27

    [Maeda1988Ur-Ningirsu] Maeda, Tohru. 1988. “Two Rulers by the Name Ur-Ningirsu in Pre-Ur III Lagash.” Acta Sumerologica 10: 19–35.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-04-11 at 16:18:03 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-09-21 at 09:01:50 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:10 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 211 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216983.
RTC 211 artifact entry (No. P216983). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216983 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216983 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216983},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216983
LB  - CDLI:P216983
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RTC 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216983
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 211 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216983.
RTC 211 artifact entry (No. P216983). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216983 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 211 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216983 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 211 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216983},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216983},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216983
LB  - CDLI:P216983
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RTC 211 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216983
ER  -
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