RTC 047 (P221444)

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 04038

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) sila4
2. e ki-surx(ERIM)-ra-ka
3. ba-sa6
4. 1(asz@c) udu e2 gidri-ka
5. ba-sa6
6. pa4-pa4
7. gir2-su{ki}-ta
8. lagasz{ki}-sze3
9. du-ni
column 2
1. ba-gu7
2. u4 1(disz@t)-kam
3. 1(asz@c) masz i7 ambar-ra tur-ra {gesz}gigir2-re2
4. ba-sa6
5. 1(asz@c) udu {d}inanna eb-gal
6. 1(asz@c) udu sza3-pa3-da
7. 1(asz@c) udu ki-a-nag lagasz{ki}
column 3
1. 1(asz@c) sila4
2. {d}nansze
3. pa4-pa4
4. lagasz{ki}-ta
5. du-ni
6. ka e2 gidri-ka-ta
7. i3-kux(DU)
8. u4 2(disz@t)-kam
9. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) sila4
10. {d}nansze
11. u4 sze il2-la-a
column 4
1. gesz e-tag
2. u4 3(disz@t)-kam
3. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz bar-dul5 babbar2
4. {d}nansze
5. 1(asz@c) ud5 {d}en-ki gi-gu3-na
6. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-gir2-su
7. nin-ne2-gar-ra
8. 1(asz@c) udu {d}nin-dar
9. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nin-musz3-bar
column 5
1. {d}nin-mar{ki}-bi
2. 1(asz@c) masz {d}dumu-zi abzu
3. 1(asz@c) masz bar-dul5 ge6
4. {d}hendur-sag
5. 1(asz@c) masz {d}gan-tur3
6. 1(asz@c) ud5 {d}nin-ur3
7. 1(asz@c) masz {d}nin-dub
8. 1(asz@c) udu gur-ra
reverse
column 1
1. {d}szul-|MUSZxPA| e2-mah
2. 1(asz@c) udu {d}asznan
3. 1(asz@c) udu {d}inanna
4. 1(asz@c) masz {d}ga2-tum3-du10
5. 1(asz@c) udu {d}lugal-uru11
6. 1(asz@c) udu ki-a-nag NINA{ki}
7. 1(asz@c) masz ki {gesz}gigir2
column 2
1. u4 4(disz@t)-kam
2. 1(asz@c) udu 1(asz@c) masz bar-dul5 babbar2
3. {d}nansze
4. u4 5(disz@t)-kam
5. 1(asz@c) sila4
6. {d}nansze
7. pa4-pa4
8. NINA{ki}-ta
9. du-ni
10. i3-kux(DU)
11. 1(asz@c) masz {d}ur-tur3
12. 1(asz@c) masz ba-gara2
column 3
1. u4 6(disz@t)-kam
2. 1(asz@c) sila4
3. {d}ba-ba6
4. pa4-pa4
5. lagasz{ki}-ta
6. du-ni
7. i3-kux(DU)
8. u4 7(disz@t)-kam
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) udu 5(asz@c) sila4
2. 2(asz@c) ud5 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) masz
3. udu gu7-a
4. en-ku3-kam
5. 3(asz@c) masz bar-dul5
6. gu7-a
7. ur-du6
8. szusz3-kam
9. bara2-nam-tar-ra
column 5
1. dam lugal-an-da
2. ensi2
3. lagasz{ki}-ka-ke4
4. ezem sze gu7
5. {d}nansze-ka
6. gesz be2-tag 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: RTC, 47

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: AO 04038
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-10-25 at 08:56:15 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:27 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-04-18 at 16:07:39 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 047 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221444.
RTC 047 artifact entry (No. P221444). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221444
RTC 047 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221444 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2003RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {RTC 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221444},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221444
LB  - CDLI:P221444
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - RTC 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221444
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 047 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221444.
RTC 047 artifact entry (No. P221444). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221444
RTC 047 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221444 (Accessed: September 23, 2025).
@misc{2003RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-09-23]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {RTC 047 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221444},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221444},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221444
LB  - CDLI:P221444
M1  - 2025/9/23/
TI  - RTC 047 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221444
ER  -
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