CT 50, 005 (P010042)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015826

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (silver)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2
2. il-sux(MUSZ)-me-ru
3. 5(asz@c) lum-ma
4. lunga3
5. 1(asz@c) ur-{d}lamma
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) szubur
2. usan3-du3
3. 1(asz@c) ba-za
4. munu4-mu2
5. esz3
  blank line
6. ensi2
7. szu bad
column 3
1. 1(u@c) sanga-GAR
2. 5(asz@c) ur-{d}sud3
3. 4(asz@c) lum-ma
4. abgal
5. 2(asz@c) ur-me!-te
6. 1(asz@c) di-utu
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) na-ni
2. lu2-ma2!
3. 1(asz@c) masz-{d}sud3
4. na-gada
5. 1(asz@c) AN-nu-me
6. engar dumu-zi
reverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) lum-ma
2. ba-da-da
3. 1(asz@c) ur-nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|#-ru
4. 1(asz@c) lu2-lum-ma
5. na-gada esz3
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) nam-mah
2. szesz-tur
3. sza3 iri
4. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ku3 gin2
5. dam-gar3
column 3
1. ku3 nu-la2
  rest of column blank
column 4
1. an-sze3#-gu2# 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) ku3# gin2#
2. ensi2
3. szu bad
4. 2/3(disz@c) 6(asz@c) gin2
5. ku3 nu-la3

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 50, 5

    [Sollberger1972CT50] Sollberger, Edmond. 1972. Pre-Sargonic and Sargonic Economic Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 50. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (12)

    [Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 163

    [Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

  • citation: Prosopografia Fara, XIII

    [Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”

  • citation: ZA 63 (pp. 99-106), 100

    [Powell1973ZA63] Powell, Marvin A. 1973. “Review of E. Sollberger, Presargonic and Sargonic Economic Texts, Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum (CT 50).” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 63: 99–106.

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  • Museum No.: BM 015826
  • Accession No.: 1896-06-12, 0046

  • Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-03 at 10:23:54 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-07-11 at 21:15:42 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2010-07-20 at 14:50:09 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 50, 005 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010042.
CT 50, 005 artifact entry (No. P010042). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010042 (Original work published 2001)
CT 50, 005 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010042 (Accessed: September 20, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-20]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 50, 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010042},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P010042},
}


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