RTC 216 (P216988)

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 03442

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. x dug gal 1(u) 5(disz) sila3 i3-ze-er-dum
2. dug tur 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c)
3. lugal-iri-da
reverse
1. szu ba-ti
  blank space
2. zi-ga
3. {d#}szara2#-i3-sa6

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/P216988

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 03442
Accession Number

References

  • primary: RTC, 216

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

  • history: AGGT, 132

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

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
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie 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 216 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216988.
RTC 216 artifact entry (No. P216988). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216988 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 216 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216988 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216988},
}

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M1  - 2026/10/24/
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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 216 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P216988.
RTC 216 artifact entry (No. P216988). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216988 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 216 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216988 (Accessed: October 24, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 216 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216988},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216988},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P216988
LB  - CDLI:P216988
M1  - 2026/10/24/
TI  - RTC 216 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216988
ER  - 
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