RTC 260 (P217032)

Administrative bulla 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 03541

Period

Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Bulla

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
surface a
  seal impression
surface b
  broken
seal 1
1. gu3-de2-a
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002391 (composite) (P455101) S002391 Girsu (mod. Tello) Lagash II (ca. 2200-2100 BC) Gudea.00.00.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P217032

Physical information

Artifact type Bulla
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 03541
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 180479

References

  • primary: RTC, 260

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

  • history: CCL 1, T.108 ex. 1

    [Delaporte1920CCL1] Delaporte, Louis. 1920. Catalogue Des Cylindres, Cachets et Pierrres Gravées de Style Oriental Du Musée Du Louvre. Musée Du Louvre. Département Des Antiquités Orientales et de La Céramique Antique. Hachette: Paris.

  • history: RIME 3/1, .01.07.083a

    [Edzard1997RIME3/1] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1997. Gudea and His Dynasty. Royal Inscriptions of Mesopotamia, vol. 3/1. University of Toronto Press.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-08-11 at 18:33:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-28 at 11:13:49 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 260 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217032.
RTC 260 artifact entry (No. P217032). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217032
RTC 260 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217032 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217032},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217032
LB  - CDLI:P217032
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RTC 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217032
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 260 Artifact Entry.” 1970. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). January 1, 1970. https://cdli.earth/P217032.
RTC 260 artifact entry (No. P217032). (1970, January 1). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P217032
RTC 260 artifact entry (1970) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P217032 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{1970RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {1970},
	month = {jan 1},
	title = {RTC 260 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P217032},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P217032},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 1970/1/1/
PY  - 1970
ID  - P217032
LB  - CDLI:P217032
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RTC 260 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P217032
ER  - 
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