RTC 222 (P216994)

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 03368

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
column 1
1. 1(disz) har ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
2. 1(disz) gal ku3-sig17
3. 1(disz) gur8-gur8 ku3-sig17
4. 1(disz) si-im ku3-sig17
5. [x nig2]-gesztu ku3-sig17 [e2]-ba-an lugal
6. [...] an
  n lines broken
  blank space
7'. [x] x-ki-ig-bi
8'. [x x] giri3-gub ga-li
9'. [x] {gesz}gu-za esi ku3-sig17 gar-ra
10'. [x] {gesz#}gu-za za3-bi nita gi# bar-ra ku3-sig17 gar#-ra
column 2
1. 1(disz) {gesz}nu2 umbin gu4 i-ri2-a-num2 ku3-sig17 gar-ra
2. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur ku3-babbar gar-ra
3. 3(disz) sagszu ku3-sig17 gar-ra
4. [1(disz)] {gesz}ban ku3-sig17 gu-la
5. 1(disz) {gesz}ban ku3-sig17 tur
6. 1(disz) {gesz}ban kusz {gesz}kiri6#
7. [1(disz)] {gesz#}ban kusz babbar2
8. 2(disz) kusz e2-mar-uru5
9. 2(gesz2@c) gag dar-a
  blank space
10. lugal
11. 1(disz) har ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
12. 1(disz) gal ku3-sig17
13. 1(disz) gur8-gur8 ku3-sig17
column 3
1. 1(disz) si-im ku3-sig17
2. 1(disz) nig2-gesztu ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an nin#
3. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za munus [x]-ru-ki ku3-sig17 gar#-ra#
  blank space
5. 1(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub ga-li
6. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za munus esi ku3-sig17 gar-ra
7. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-[za za3]-bi# nita gi bar#-ra ku3-sig17 gar#-ra
8. 1(disz) {gesz}banszur me-luh#-ha
9. 1(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub NE-DU-KU
  blank space
10. nin
11. 1(disz) har ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
column 4
1. 3(disz) {gesz}gu-za tur {gesz}ab-ba sag-ba ku3-sig17 gar-ra
2. 3(disz) {gesz}giri3-gub tur
  blank space
3. dumu lugal-me
4. 4(disz) nig2-gesztu ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
5. 3(u) gal ku3-babbar
6. 1(gesz2) 4(u) gal zabar
7. 4(u) mas-sa2-tum ku3-sig17 gar-ra
8. 5(u) mas-sa2-tum ku3-babbar gar-ra
9. 5(u) gir2-gal
10. 1(u) 4(disz) {uruda}gag sag-ba zabar gar-ra
11. 1(u) 6(disz) {uruda}gag kun2-na
12. 1(u) 5(disz) sagszu a2 muszen
13. 2(disz) {gesz}nu2 i-ri2-a-num2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(disz) {gesz}gu-za NE-DU-KU
2. 1(u) {gesz}gu-za bara2? saga
3. 1(u) 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za bara2?
4. 3(disz) {gesz}gu-za gid2-da
5. 2(disz) {gesz}gu-za munus
6. 3(disz) gu2 uruda
7. 4(disz) {gesz}ban kusz {gesz}kiri6
8. 4(disz)# {gesz#}ban kusz ge6
9. 4(disz) {gesz}ban x
10. 5(disz)# {gesz}ban dur-ba kusz ge6 si-ga
11. [n] {gesz}ban karadin8
12. 3(u) {gesz}ban
13. 1(u) tug2 du8-a lu2-DU
14. 5(disz) tug2 du8-a nig2-BAD
15. 8(disz) sza3 tug2 tuku5
16. 1(u) ib2-la2 saga
17. 3(disz) sa {kusz}EDIN-aktum
18. 3(disz) sa aktum2
19. 1(gesz2) 4(u) {kusz}suhub2 e-sir2 e2-ba-an
20. 1(gesz2) {kusz}EDIN-aktum
21. 3(disz) {kusz}EDIN-aktum ka-ba zabar gar-ra
column 2
1. 3(disz) kusz AB
2. 3(disz) gesz NE-[x]
3. 3(disz) gesz NE [x]
4. 5(disz) gesz nu2 [x x]
5. 1(u) 5(disz) si-im babbar [x] e2-ba-[an]
6. 3(disz) gesz ha-lu-[ub2]
7. 2(disz) gesz sza3 bala-a#
8. 1(gesz2) gesz x
9. 2(disz) gu2 {gesz}haszhur
10. [n x]-mah gal
11. 2(gesz2) esz2 tur-tur
12. 4(gesz2) esz2 gu du6 x
13. 3(u) gu2 siki
14. 2(disz) gu2 siki-ud5
15. [...]
16. [...] x [...]
17. 8(disz) ga2 tab-ba bur2
18. 1(u) 2(disz) ga2 tab-ba gi
19. 3(disz) ma-na sze-gin2
20. 2(gesz2) pesz-murgu2
21. 3(disz) dug gir16 ku-mul
22. 1(disz) dug x
column 3
1. 5(disz) sila3 li
2. 3(u) ma-na im-babbar2
3. 5(disz) dug gir16 naga gaz GA2
4. 2(asz) naga gur
5. 2(u) ba saga
6. 5(disz) kusz uh3
7. 2(ban2) u2-tul2
8. 2(disz) kusz gu4
9. 1(u) kusz masz2
10. [x] kusz# udu
11. 1(gesz2) 1(u)#? [...] sze
  blank space
12. 3(u)#? tug2 bar-dul5
13. 5(u) tug2 aktum
14. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) tug2 nig2-lam2
15. 1(u)#? gada
16. x x [...]
17. 1(gesz2) 3(u) x [...]
18. 2(u) gig gur
19. lugal-ti dam-gar3
20. 4(disz) esz2 e-ru
21. 3(disz) esz2 sag uruda
22. 2(disz) esz2 gesz HAR
column 4
1. [n ... {gesz}]dar-du3
2. [n] {gesz#}dar-du3
3. [...] e2 dim
4. [x] 3(disz) e2 ur3
  blank space
5. ur#-ba-gara2
6. [x] nu-banda3 e2-gal
7. [x] {kusz}EDIN-aktum
8. [x] 4(disz) sa {kusz}EDIN-aktum
9. [x] x x x x
10. [...]
11. [...] x x
  blank space
12. szu ti-a

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/P216994

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 03368
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158704

References

  • primary: RTC, 222

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

  • history: AGGT, 15

    [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
2014-02-25 at 17:49:19 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
2009-10-04 at 19:23:14 Heimpel, Wolfgang Transliteration Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-10-03 at 23:14:36 Heimpel, Wolfgang Transliteration Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:11 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 222 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216994.
RTC 222 artifact entry (No. P216994). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216994
RTC 222 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216994 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216994},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216994
LB  - CDLI:P216994
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - RTC 222 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216994
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 222 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216994.
RTC 222 artifact entry (No. P216994). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216994
RTC 222 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216994 (Accessed: November 2, 2026).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-11-02]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 222 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216994},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216994},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216994
LB  - CDLI:P216994
M1  - 2026/11/2/
TI  - RTC 222 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216994
ER  -
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