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

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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

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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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • 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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 03369
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:11 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI approved View

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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: November 21, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
	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  - 2025/11/21/
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: November 21, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-21]},
	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  - 2025/11/21/
TI  - RTC 223 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216995
ER  -
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