RTC 239 (P217011)

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

Cite

Photo

Lineart

RTI (obverse)

RTI (reverse)

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03383

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Partes del carro y carros, objetos de piel y pieles, anillos de cobre.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. x
2'. [...] {gesz#}kab2-kulx(BAL)
3'. [n] gu2 gag {gesz}haszhur
4'. 2(gesz2) 4(u) esz2 mar
5'. 1(gesz2) esz2-mah mar
6'. 1(gesz2) 2(u) ad-tab
7'. 3(u) usan3 gu2-ba
8'. 1(gesz2) x-pi sumun
9'. 3(u) sag-kesz2
10'. 2(gesz2) gu2 siki-ud5
11'. 1(gesz2) gu2 su6
column 2
beginning broken
blank space
1'. giri3 lugal-i3-bi2-la ugula
2'. 5(asz@c) {gesz}mar-gid2-da
3'. 1(u) {gesz}za-ra-bi
4'. 2(u) {gesz}umbin-bi
5'. 2(gesz'u) {gesz}kab2-kulx(BAL)
6'. {kusz}a-ga2-la2 masz-szi-um
reverse
column 1
1. 7(gesz2) {kusz}a-ga2-la2
2. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) {kusz}lu-ub3
3. 2(u) {gesz}szudul
blank space
4. giri3 lugal-x
5. 5(u) 2(disz) {uruda}har-ig {gesz}ma-a-al-tum dab
6. ha-da-du nagar
rest broken
column 2
blank space
rest broken

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 (Partes del carro y carros, objetos de piel y pieles, anillos de cobre.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P217011
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P217011

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 03383
Accession Number

References

primary: RTC, 239

[Thureau-Dangin1903RTC] Thureau-Dangin, François. 1903. Recueil de Tablettes Chaldéennes. Paris: Ernest Leroux.
history: AGGT, 557

[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 09:46:29	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 239 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217011.

RTC 239 artifact entry (No. P217011). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217011

RTC 239 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217011 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217011},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217011},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217011
LB  - CDLI:P217011
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RTC 239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217011
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 239 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217011.

RTC 239 artifact entry (No. P217011). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217011

RTC 239 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217011 (Accessed: October 25, 2026).

@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-25]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217011},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217011},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217011
LB  - CDLI:P217011
M1  - 2026/10/25/
TI  - RTC 239 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217011
ER  -