RTC 255 (P217027)

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 03392

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Entrada? de cobre y alimentos.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz@c) gu2 uruda
2. za-er-gam-ka
3. ki ur-nig2-ta
4. 2(u) 4(disz) nunuz uz#
5. ki lugal-gaba-[ta]
6. 5(asz@c) dug gir16 sze-x
7. ki KA-da-ta
8. 1(asz) zi3-gu gur
9. 4(ban2@c) zi3-gu gibil
reverse
1. ki ur-mes-ta
2. lu2-{d}dumu-zi
3. i3-de6
4. 8(disz) aga3-us2 ma2-gid2 disz
5. iti 5(disz@t) u4 ba-zal
6. ma2 ba-ta-ri#
7. 1(asz@c) lu2-{d}nansze#
8. u3 dumu-ni
9. ugula erin-da dumu a2-szum2-ma
10. 1(asz@c) ra-gaba a-dam-szah2{ki}

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Entrada? de cobre y alimentos.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217027

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 03392
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010158318

References

  • primary: RTC, 255

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

  • history: AGGT, 578

    [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
2012-11-16 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 255 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217027.
RTC 255 artifact entry (No. P217027). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217027 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 255 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217027 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217027},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217027
LB  - CDLI:P217027
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RTC 255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217027
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 255 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P217027.
RTC 255 artifact entry (No. P217027). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217027 (Original work published 1970)
RTC 255 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217027 (Accessed: October 19, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 255 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217027},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217027},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P217027
LB  - CDLI:P217027
M1  - 2026/10/19/
TI  - RTC 255 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217027
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.