RTC 223 (P216995)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

RTI (obverse)

RTI (reverse)

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03369

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) har ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
2. 1(asz@c) gal ku3-sig17
3. 1(asz@c) si-im ku3-sig17
4. 1(asz@c) gur8-gur8 ku3-sig17
5. 1(asz@c) nig2-gesztu ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
6. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za ur? ku3-sig17
7. 2(asz@c) gesz ki-gal-bi
8. 1(asz@c) {gesz}giri3-gub esi
9. 1(asz@c) {uruda}gag dingir
10. 1(asz@c) gir2 dingir
11. [x] {gesz}nu2 umbin [gu4] i-ri2-a-num2 [x] x gar-ra
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) x [...]
2. 1(asz@c) x [...]
3. DISZ x [...]
4. 1(asz@c) x [...]
5. 1(asz@c) zabar# [x] ku3 [...]
6. 1(asz@c) zabar# [x]
7. 1(asz@c) za-hum tur
8. 1(asz@c) zabar KU-gag
9. 1(asz@c) szen da-li
10. 1(asz@c) {gesz}banszur ku3-sig17 gar-ra
11. 1(asz@c) {kusz}suhub2 ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
12. 1(asz@c) {kusz}suhub2 e2-ba-an
13. 1(asz@c) {uruda}gag eme-gir2 ku3-babbar gar-ra
14. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) x [...]
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) gesz-x
2. 1(asz@c) mas-sa2-tum ku3-sig17 gar-ra
3. 1(asz@c) gir2-gal
4. 1(asz@c) hi-li-gi4
5. 2(asz@c) bur{zabar}
6. lugal
7. 1(asz@c) har ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
8. 1(asz@c) gal ku3-sig17
9. 1(asz@c) si-im ku3-sig17
10. 1(asz@c) gur8-gur8 ku3-sig17
11. 1(asz@c) nig2-gesztu ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an#
12. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za# [x]
13. 1(asz@c) {gesz}giri3#-[gub x]
14. 1(asz@c) x [...]
15. 1(asz@c) za-[hum x]
column 2
1. [...] KU-gag
2. [x szen] da-li
3. [x] {kusz}suhub2 ku3-sig17 e2-ba-an
4. nin
5. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za tur ab-ba ku3-sig17 gar-ra
6. 1(asz@c) {gesz}giri3-gub tur
7. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za munus
8. dumu lugal-me
9. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za tur ab-ba ku3-sig17 gar-ra
10. 1(asz@c) {gesz}giri3-gub tur
11. dumu-munus lugal
blank space
12. zi-ga
13. ur-ba-gara2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Consult word list of Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Dates Referenced	00.00.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P216995
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P216995

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 03369
Accession Number

References

primary: RTC, 223

[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: AGGT, 2

[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	Reviewer	Status
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:11	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 223 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216995.

RTC 223 artifact entry (No. P216995). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216995

RTC 223 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216995 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216995},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216995
LB  - CDLI:P216995
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RTC 223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216995
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 223 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216995.

RTC 223 artifact entry (No. P216995). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216995

RTC 223 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216995 (Accessed: October 26, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-26]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 223 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216995},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216995},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216995
LB  - CDLI:P216995
M1  - 2026/10/26/
TI  - RTC 223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216995
ER  -