RTC 254 (P217026)

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 03433

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] lu2#-{d}nansze
2. [...] {gesz}gi
3. [...] nig2-ar3-ra lugal-ga
4. 1(asz@c) ma2 alan
5. 1(asz@c) ma2 zi3 ba-ba zi3 gazx(KUM)
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal-ti
7. da-da-gu-na
8. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2-kum-ku
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 masz-gu-la
10. agrig lugal i3-dab5
11. 1(asz@c) ma2 lu2-igi mu10-us2-sa2 lugal
12. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-sag
13. umma{ki}
14. 1(asz@c) ma2 lu2-{d}gesz-bar-e3
15. ha-la-ziz2-ka i3-dab5
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 ga-ti-e
17. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-mu ama-ar-gi4
18. [1(disz)] ma2 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
  blank space
19. [...] nam-ha-ni
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) ma2 sze
2. 2(asz@c) ma2 nig2-ar3-ra
3. giri3 ur-nigar{gar}
4. 1(asz@c) ma2 munu4
5. 1(asz@c) ma2 udu
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 sze {d}en-lil2-la2
7. 1(asz@c) ma2 sze sza-ar-du8
8. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-dam
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 ku-zi
10. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2
11. ki ur-e2
12. 1(asz@c) ma2 da-sze3-la2
13. 1(asz@c) ma2 dumu da-ga-za-na-ar
14. 1(asz@c) ma2 nin
15. 1(asz@c) ma2 mi-tum
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 sagi lugal
17. 1(asz@c) lugal-igi-husz
18. dagal 1(asz@c) ma2 ad-da-{d}gu-la
19. dagal 1(asz@c) ma2 gu4-ku
20. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal-a-ma-ru
21. 1(asz@c) ma2 da-da-ga
column 3
1. sze {d}en-lil2
  blank space
2. ugula ku-li
3. 1(asz@c) ma2 ki-gal-la
4. lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su i3-dab5
5. 1(asz@c) ma2 ku6 ni-a-li-kam
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 szah2 du11-ga-an
7. 1(asz@c) ma2 nig2-ar3-ra ur-{d}suen
8. 1(asz@c) ma2 sze lu2-{d}suen
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 dabin {d}suen-a
10. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 nam-ha-ni
11. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 a2-zi-da
12. 1(asz@c) ma2 e2-szim ur-{d}ab-u2
13. 1(asz@c) ma2 eme-bala ur-ab-ba
14. 1(asz@c) ma2 mu-mu ha-la-ziz2-ka
15. 1(asz@c) ma2 masz-ab-ba-a i3-dab5
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal [...]
reverse
column 1
1. umma[{ki}]
2. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal-iri-da
3. ze2-la-ki i3-dab5
4. 1(asz@c) ma2 a-tu dumu-lugal
5. 1(asz@c) ma2 kiszib3 ur-sukkal
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 e2-ta-mu-zu
7. ab-ba-a dumu an-ni-ad
  blank space
8. ma2 zi-ga
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun ba-zi-ge
10. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun lugal-kisig2?{ki}-e
11. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun ur-zu
  blank space
12. ugula erin-da
13. 1(asz@c) ma2 bar-ra-dingir
14. sze {d#}en#-lil2-la2
15. 1(asz@c) ma2 alan u2#?-da
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 sze lu2-du-mu
17. 1(asz@c) ma2 udu lu2-{d}utu
18. 1(asz@c) ma2 udu lu2-{d}ba-ba6
19. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 da-da
20. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-nig2 nin i3-dab5
21. 1(asz@c) ma2 ur-{d}en-ki nin i3-dab5
column 2
  blank space
1. ma2 zi-ga
2. 1(asz@c) ma2 lugal-uszur4?
3. lu2-{d}szara2 i3-dab5
4. 1(asz@c) ma2 lu2-dingir-ra
5. lu2-{d}ba-ba6 i3-dab5
6. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun inim-{d}en-lil2
7. 1(asz@c) ma2 sagi-mah
  blank space
8. ugula ur-nig2
9. 1(asz@c) ma2 x szim
10. {d}asar-lu2
11. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 ur-szul
12. 1(asz@c) ma2 e2-ta
13. bur-ma-ma i3-dab5
14. 1(asz@c) ma2 dingir-igi-du
15. hu-da-bi i3-dab5
16. 1(asz@c) ma2 zah3 lugal-me3?
17. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun ur-li
  blank space
18. ugula dumu ur-li
19. 1(asz@c) ma2 zi3 bar-ra-dingir
20. 1(asz@c) ma2 zi3 lugal-uszur4
21. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun szabra en
22. 1(asz@c) ma2 sumun erin-da sza13-dub-ba
column 3
  blank space
1. ugula szabra en
2. 1(asz@c) ma2 la2 ur-nigar
  blank space
3. ugula ur-{d}dumu-zi
  blank space
4. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) ma2 sze
5. szunigin 4(asz@c) ma2 zi3
6. szunigin 4(asz@c) ma2 nig2-ar3-ra
7. szunigin 2(asz@c) ma2 alan
8. szunigin 7(asz@c) ma2 la2
9. szunigin 1(asz@c) ma2 zi3 ba-ba zi3 gazx(KUM)
10. szunigin 2(asz@c) ma2 munu4 szim
11. szunigin 3(asz@c) ma2 udu
12. szunigin 7(asz@c) ma2 zah3
13. szunigin 3(asz@c) ma2 ama-ar-gi4
14. szunigin 1(asz@c) ma2 i3 ku6
15. szunigin 1(asz@c) ma2 szah2
16. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) ma2 zi-ga didli

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217026

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 03433
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 158710

References

  • primary: RTC, 254

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

  • history: AGGT, 559

    [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
2021-02-09 at 07:50:22 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:56:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 16:36:48 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 07:48:32 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:48:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2014-10-07 at 08:30:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI 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 254 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217026.
RTC 254 artifact entry (No. P217026). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217026
RTC 254 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217026 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217026},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217026
LB  - CDLI:P217026
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - RTC 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217026
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 254 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217026.
RTC 254 artifact entry (No. P217026). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217026
RTC 254 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217026 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 254 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217026},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217026},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217026
LB  - CDLI:P217026
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - RTC 254 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217026
ER  -
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