RTC 046 (P221443)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04005

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) udu
2. en-en3-tar-zi
3. ki gu2-ka ba-sa6
4. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
5. 1(asz@c) sila4
6. en-en3-tar-zi
column 2
1. ki-a-nag ba-sa6
2. 1(asz@c) udu du-du
3. sanga
4. e2 ki-sal4-la-ka
5. ba-sa6
6. u4 2(disz@t)-kam
7. 1(asz@c) udu en-en3-tar-zi
column 3
1. gu2 szu-nigin2-na ba-sa6
2. u4 3(disz@t)-kam
3. 1(asz@c) sila4 {d}ba-ba6
4. nig2 ge6-kam
5. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-gir2-su
6. 1(asz@c) udu {d}ba-ba6
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) masz eb i7 edin-na
2. 1(asz@c) masz eb bad3-dab5-ra
3. mun-du-kam
4. iti ezem kisal-la-ka
5. gesz e-tag
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) sila4
2. e2-muhaldim ensi2-ka-ka
3. ba-sa6
4. kusz-bi amar-{d}asznan
5. aszgab-be2
6. ba-de6
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 5(asz@c) udu 3(asz@c) sila4 2(asz@c) masz
2. bara2-nam-tar-ra
3. dam lugal-an-da
4. ensi2
5. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
column 4
1. ezem {d}ba-ba6-ka
2. gesz be2-tag
3. udu gu7-a
4. en-ku3
5. kuruszda-kam 2(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: RTC, 46

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

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  • Museum No.: AO 04005
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-12-20 at 16:28:56 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-18 at 16:05:14 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“RTC 046 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221443.
RTC 046 artifact entry (No. P221443). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221443
RTC 046 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221443 (Accessed: June 12, 2025).
@misc{2003RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-12]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {RTC 046 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221443},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221443},
}


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