RTC 227 (P216999)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

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Photo

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03374

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Objetos de oro y chapados en oro, camas, ...)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) {gesz}ne-x ku3-sig17
2. 1(asz@c) {gesz}gu-za esi ku3-sig17 gar-ra#
3. [n] {gesz}nu2 umbin-gu4 nin
rest broken
column 2
1. [...]
2. 1(disz) [...]
3. 1(disz) [...] x [...]
4. 2(u) [...]
5. 6(disz) [...]
rest broken
reverse
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

Genre(s)	Administrative (Objetos de oro y chapados en oro, camas, ...)
Language(s)

Chronology

Period	Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P216999
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P216999

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 03374
Accession Number

References

primary: RTC, 227

[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: AGGT, 553

[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	Reviewer	Status
2021-01-18 at 08:53:23	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Ozaki Tohru	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Transliteration	Brumfield, Sara	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 227 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216999.

RTC 227 artifact entry (No. P216999). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216999

RTC 227 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216999 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216999},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216999
LB  - CDLI:P216999
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - RTC 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216999
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 227 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P216999.

RTC 227 artifact entry (No. P216999). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P216999

RTC 227 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P216999 (Accessed: October 14, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-14]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 227 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P216999},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P216999},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P216999
LB  - CDLI:P216999
M1  - 2026/10/14/
TI  - RTC 227 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P216999
ER  -