RTC 253 (P217025)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 03351

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [n] gurusz
2. [...]-ta
3. [n] gurusz
4. [zi-ga] libir
5. 5(disz)# lu2# muhaldim didli
6. [...] gu4#?-ra
7. [...] lu2# ensi2
8. [...] ma#-ad-ga
9. [... dumu] gar-ra szabra
10. [...] ad-kup4 kaskal
11. [...] zi-ga didli
12. [...] zi-ga egir
13. [n] la2 3(disz@t) gub-ba
14. iti# [sze]-sag11#-ku5
  blank space
15. [...] ur-{d}ba-ba6
16. [n] 6(disz) gurusz
17. [...]-ta
reverse
1. [n] gurusz
2. [zi]-ga libir
3. 2(disz) lu2 muhaldim didli
4. 2(disz) gu4-ra
5. 3(disz) ma-ad-ga
6. 5(disz) giri3 ensi2
7. 1(u) dumu gar-ra szabra
8. zi-ga egir
9. 1(gesz2)# 1(u) la2 1(disz@t) gub-ba
  blank space
10. [x] ur-nig2
  blank space
11. mu i7 {d}ba-ba6-he2-gal2-su3 ba-ba-al-la

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217025

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 03351
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 180472
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010157686

References

  • primary: RTC, 253

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

  • history: AGGT, 522

    [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
2015-05-05 at 10:19:58 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-28 at 11:13:48 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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 253 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217025.
RTC 253 artifact entry (No. P217025). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217025 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217025 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217025},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217025
LB  - CDLI:P217025
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RTC 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217025
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 253 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217025.
RTC 253 artifact entry (No. P217025). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217025 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 253 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217025 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 253 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217025},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217025
LB  - CDLI:P217025
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RTC 253 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217025
ER  -
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