RTC 246 (P217018)

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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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03382

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Entrada de ovejas de montaña, vino, aceite, miel, etc.)

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz@c) udu kur 1(asz@c) sila4 kur
2. dumu ur-li-li
3. 2(asz@c) szu-szakir dub-ba
4. 1(asz@c) gu4 niga
5. lu2-lil-la
6. 3(asz@c) dug gesztin
7. dumu-lugal
8. 1(asz@c) {gesz}szub-szub
reverse
1. 1(asz@c) dug lal3
2. lu2-ziz2-da-ba-lu5
3. 1(asz@c) saman4 dam nibru{ki}
4. 2(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz2
5. da-da-gu-na
6. 1(asz@c) szu-szakir sza-ar-ba-an
7. 2(asz@c) szu-szakir i-mi-{d}utu
8. 2(asz@c) 1/2(disz) gag 1(asz@c) ka
9. ha-bi2-lum
10. mu-kux(DU)

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Genre(s): Administrative (Entrada de ovejas de montaña, vino, aceite, miel, etc.)
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  • primary: RTC, 246

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

  • history: AGGT, 562

    [Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

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  • Museum No.: AO 03382
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-02-09 at 07:47:13 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:48:02 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara 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 246 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217018.
RTC 246 artifact entry (No. P217018). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217018
RTC 246 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217018 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217018
LB  - CDLI:P217018
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - RTC 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217018
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 246 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217018.
RTC 246 artifact entry (No. P217018). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217018
RTC 246 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217018 (Accessed: November 26, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-26]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217018},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217018},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217018
LB  - CDLI:P217018
M1  - 2025/11/26/
TI  - RTC 246 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217018
ER  - 
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