RTC 249 (P217021)

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 03385

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Distribución de cebada.)

Language(s)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] ga-ar3
2'. [...] gurusz 1(asz) gur-ta
3'. x dumu 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) gur
5'. 2(asz) 1(barig) gesz-kin-ti
6'. 1(asz@c) i-szar-dim2
7'. sze-bi 3(asz) 1(barig) gur
8'. lu2 si-mu-ru-um-me
9'. 2(asz@c) dumu a-ba-ne-um
10'. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su
11'. 1(asz@c) a2-bi2-li2
12'. sze-bi 4(asz) gur
13'. ki ha-za-num2
14'. 2(asz@c) gurusz 1(asz) gur-ta
15'. [1(disz)] ama 1(asz) gur
16'. [...] 3(asz) gur
17'. [...] udu-a-me
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. libir-[am3]
2'. 3(asz@c) gurusz 1(asz) [gur-ta]
3'. 1(asz@c) gurusz 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
4'. sze-bi 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
5'. dumu szim-bi2-isz-me
6'. 1(asz@c) dumu u2-ki-isz
7'. 1(asz@c) dingir-su-kal
8'. 1(asz@c) ama gir2-su{ki}
9'. 1(asz@c) la-gi-bu-um
10'. szesz a-ba-{d}x
11'. 1(asz) 2(barig) simug si-mu-ru-um
12'. ugula da-da-a
13'. 1(asz@c) szu-e-li lu2 didli
14'. 1(asz@c) bi2-zi-a
15'. ugula dul9#-ga-an
16'. 1(asz@c) na-dar-re
17'. 1(asz@c) zi-bi2-ri
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. 2(asz@c) [...]
2'. 5(u) [...]
3'. 7(asz@c) dumu 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
4'. 1(asz@c) ugula 2(asz) gur
5'. 1(asz@c) ar-szi-ah
6'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) la2 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur
7'. ugula u3-ri2-gi4-ar
8'. 5(u) la2 3(asz@c) gurusz 1(asz)-ta
9'. 4(u) 3(disz) dumu 2(barig) 3(ban2)-ta
10'. 1(u) dumu 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta
11'. 1(asz@c) ugula 2(asz) gur
12'. sze-bi 1(gesz2) 1(u) 3(asz) gur
13'. ugula gada-kid2-si-ze2-a
14'. lu-lu-bu-um-me
15'. 1(asz@c) gurusz 1(asz) gur
16'. ugula u3-asz2-ti-a
17'. 1(asz@c) ze2-ga
18'. 1(asz@c) la-szi-mu2
  rest broken
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [...]-bu3?
2'. [...]-ba
3'. [...]-ra
4'. [...]-AN ur5-ra
5'. 1(asz@c) i3-gu-gu
  blank space
6'. szunigin 4(gesz2) 2(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) sze gur a-ga-de3{ki}
7'. lu-lu-bu-um-me
8'. [iti] ezem#-munu4-gu7
  blank space
9'. [...] x

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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  • primary: RTC, 249

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

  • history: AGGT, 290

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 03385
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
  • Period Comments:

    Classical Sargonic

  • Dates Referenced: --.--.05.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:56:22 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-12-17 at 16:18:48 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 249 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217021.
RTC 249 artifact entry (No. P217021). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217021
RTC 249 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217021 (Accessed: June 3, 2025).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-03]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 249 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217021},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217021},
}


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M1  - 2025/6/3/
TI  - RTC 249 artifact entry
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