RTC 237 (P217009)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03421

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Esclavos, mensajeros, etc.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) sag-[nita2]
2. e2-gal
3. ensi2 hu-hu-nu-ri{ki}
4. 1(asz@c) sag-munus
5. ur-mes sukkal
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) lu2 kin-gi4-a mar-ha-szi{ki}
2. 1(asz@c) aga3-us2 elam
3. mar-ha-szi{ki}-ta
  blank space
4. giri3 ur-mes

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Esclavos, mensajeros, etc.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217009

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 03421
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010158594

References

  • primary: RTC, 237

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

  • history: AGGT, 524

    [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
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Transliteration Brumfield, Sara 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 237 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217009.
RTC 237 artifact entry (No. P217009). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217009 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 237 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217009 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217009},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217009
LB  - CDLI:P217009
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - RTC 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217009
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 237 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217009.
RTC 237 artifact entry (No. P217009). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217009 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 237 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217009 (Accessed: October 21, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-21]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 237 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217009},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217009},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217009
LB  - CDLI:P217009
M1  - 2026/10/21/
TI  - RTC 237 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217009
ER  -
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