RTC 057 (P221454)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04017

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(gesz2@c) 5(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) sze gur saggal
 en: 170 less 2 head-gur barley,
2. 1(gesz2@c) 4(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
 en: 100 less 2 white emmer
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 4(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 6(asz@c) gur saggal
 en: total: 266 head-gur;
2. sze u2-rum
 en: barely the property of
3. en-en3-tar-zi
 en: Enentarzi,
reverse
column 1
1. ensi2
 en: governor
2. lagasz{ki}-ka
 en: of Lagash;
3. lugal-pirig-tur
 en: Lugal-pirigtur,
4. sanga gesz be2-ra 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
 en: administrator, threshed. 3rd (year).

Text content

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

Chronology

Period ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P221454

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 04017
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Louvre Collections (Louvre) cl010164974

References

  • primary: RTC, 57

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

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
2017-03-04 at 12:42:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-06-12 at 09:08:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Guerra, Dylan CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:46:28 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:51 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 057 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221454.
RTC 057 artifact entry (No. P221454). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221454 (Original work published 2003)
RTC 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221454 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221454
LB  - CDLI:P221454
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RTC 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221454
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 057 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). April 11, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221454.
RTC 057 artifact entry (No. P221454). (2023, April 11). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221454 (Original work published 2003)
RTC 057 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221454 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2023RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {apr 11},
	title = {RTC 057 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221454},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221454},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/4/11/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221454
LB  - CDLI:P221454
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - RTC 057 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221454
ER  -
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