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RTC 073 (P221470)

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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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Museum Number

AO 04008

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. a2 i7 mah-ta 1(bur3@c) 1(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 1(disz@t)-am6
2. a-ki-ta im-nun [sur3]-ra-ke4 us2-sa 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) GAN2 [2(disz@t)]-kam-ma-am6
column 2
1. ur-{d}en-ki
2. 1(bur3@c) 1(iku@c) GAN2 a-ki-ta-ka
3. 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 sag an-na-ka
4. i7 si-du3-ke4 us2-sa
5. ki-su7 e-ta-zi
6. a2-ne2-kur-ra
column 3
1. 2(bur3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2 sag an-na i7 mah-e us2-sa
2. sag-ga2-tuku-a
reverse
column 1
1. [szu]-nigin2 6(bur3@c) 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 nig2-en-na
2. [x] x-ga2
3. GAN2 da tir am-ma-ka
4. GAN2 [u2-rum]
column 2
1. {d}ba-ba6
2. sag-apin-ke4-ne
3. e-dab5
4. en-ig-gal
5. nu-banda3
6. mu-du3
7. URU-KA-gi-na
8. lugal
column 3
1. lagasz{ki} 1(|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)

Collections

Louvre Museum, Paris, France

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: RTC, 73

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: AO 04008
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.01.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2015-05-20 at 15:58:18	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
2008-10-09 at 16:04:29	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:34:51	CDLI	Atf	CDLI	CDLI	approved
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

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Cite this Artifact

“RTC 073 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221470.

RTC 073 artifact entry (No. P221470). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221470

RTC 073 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221470 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2003RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {RTC 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221470},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221470
LB  - CDLI:P221470
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - RTC 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221470
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“RTC 073 Artifact Entry.” 2003. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). February 26, 2003. https://cdli.earth/P221470.

RTC 073 artifact entry (No. P221470). (2003, February 26). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221470

RTC 073 artifact entry (2003) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221470 (Accessed: December 21, 2025).

@misc{2003RTC,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-21]},
	year = {2003},
	month = {feb 26},
	title = {RTC 073 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221470},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221470},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2003/2/26/
PY  - 2003
ID  - P221470
LB  - CDLI:P221470
M1  - 2025/12/21/
TI  - RTC 073 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221470
ER  -