RTC 035 (P221432)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Cite

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04032

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(u@c) 5(asz@c) tar{ku6}
2. 5(gesz'u@c) 5(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
3. <x> ba
4. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sila3 i3-ku6
5. ne-sag
column 2
1. 1(gesz2@c) la2 3(asz@c) tar{ku6}
2. 2(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) gur10{ku6}
3. 3(gesz'u@c) la2 2(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
4. 7(asz@c) ba
5. 1(u@c) sila3 i3-ku6
6. lugal-sza3-la2-tuku
column 3
1. 1(u@c) tar{ku6}
2. 1(gesz2@c) gur10{ku6}
3. 6(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
4. 3(asz@c) ba
5. gala-tur
6. 5(asz@c) tar{ku6}
7. 7(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
8. <x> ba
column 4
1. amar-{d}nam2-nun-na
2. szu-ku6 sa szu bad-ra2-me
3. e2-munus-me
4. 2(gesz2@c) gur10{ku6}
5. 6(gesz2@c) ubi{ku6}
6. 4(gesz2@c) agargara{ku6} a-de2
reverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) ba
2. lugal-pirig
3. szu-ku6 e2 sanga-ka
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) tar{ku6}
2. 5(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) gur10{ku6}
3. [1(szar2@c) 4(gesz'u@c) 1(gesz2@c)] 4(gesz2@c)# [ubi]{ku6}
4. [4(gesz2@c) agargara]{ku6} [a]-de2
column 3
1. 2(u@c) ba
2. 1(asz@c) dug 5(asz@c) sila3 i3-ku6
3. ku6 dusu
4. ezem sze gu7
5. ezem munu4 gu7
6. {d}nansze-ka
7. szu-ku6 ab-ba-ke4-ne
8. mu-de6-a
9. en-ig-gal
column 4
1. nu-banda3
2. e2-ur3-ra e2-munus-ka
3. i3-kux(DU)
4. bara2-nam-tar-ra
5. dam lugal-an-da
6. ensi2
7. lagasz{ki}-ka 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced	Lugalanda.02.00.00
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P221432
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P221432

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 04032
Accession Number

References

primary: RTC, 35

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

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2008-10-09 at 16:04:27	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2008-04-18 at 15:00:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:50	CDLI, CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 035 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221432.

RTC 035 artifact entry (No. P221432). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221432

RTC 035 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221432 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2003RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {RTC 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221432},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221432
LB  - CDLI:P221432
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - RTC 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221432
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 035 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221432.

RTC 035 artifact entry (No. P221432). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221432

RTC 035 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221432 (Accessed: October 11, 2026).

@misc{2003RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-11]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {RTC 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221432},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221432},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221432
LB  - CDLI:P221432
M1  - 2026/10/11/
TI  - RTC 035 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221432
ER  -