CT 50, 035 (P221672)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 108956

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
  beginning broken
1'. 2(barig@c) a-bad3-mu
2'. 2(barig@c) gissu-na-ni-du10
3'. 2(barig@c) {d}nansze-lu2-sa6-ga
4'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) a-{d}nansze-ki-ag2
5'. 1(barig@c) ur-ga2-da
6'. sag-apin-me
7'. 1(barig) dingir-kal-ga
8'. e2-esz2-ka i3-ti
9'. 1(barig@c) lugal-gesztin
10'. nagar
11'. 1(barig@c) za3-mu
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. [3(asz@c) igi-nu-du8] 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
2'. e2-ku4
3'. nu-kiri6-da
4'. e-da-se12
5'. 3(ban2@c) nin-ka-ga2-inim-bi
6'. 2(asz@c) dumu nita 2(ban2@c)
7'. 3(ban2@c) nin-szu-gi4-gi4
8'. 3(ban2@c) nin-e-ki!(AN)-ag2
9'. 3(ban2@c) {d}inanna-ama-mu
10'. 3(ban2@c) zi-mu
11'. 3(ban2@c) nin-lu2-mu
12'. ki-siki-me
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. 4(ban2@c)# nin-da-nu-me-a
2'. 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
3'. geme2 kikken-me
4'. 4(ban2@c) lugal-ab-ba-mu
5'. nu-siki nita-am6
6'. ur2-mud
7'. agrig-da
8'. e-da-se12
9'. 2(barig@c) e2-{an}anzu2{muszen}
10'. muhaldim
11'. 1(barig@c) lugal-{d}en-lil2-le
12'. szu-i
13'. 1(barig@c) {d}nin-gir2-su-lu2-mu
column 4
  beginning broken
1'. szu-i munus#
2'. 1(barig) igi-si4
3'. szu-ku6
4'. e2-esz2-[ka] i3-[ti]
5'. szu-[nigin2] 8(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
6'. 4(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
7'. 5(asz@c) 2(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
8'. 2(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
9'. 3(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
10'. nita-me
11'. 5(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
12'. 7(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
13'. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
column 5
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1'. 1(barig@c) ur-[ur]
2'. 1(barig@c) mu-ni
3'. [1(barig@c)] mu-ni
4'. [2(disz@t)]-kam-ma
5'. 1(barig@c) i3-lum-dan
6'. 1(barig@c) nigar-[mud]
7'. 1(barig) e-[ta-e11]
8'. sag-[apin-me]
9'. 1(barig) {d}[nin-ti]-bad3-[mu]
10'. e2-[esz2-ka] i3-[ti]
11'. 2(barig@c) lugal-kesz3[{ki}]
12'. dub-[sar]
column 6
  column missing
column 7
  column missing
reverse
column 1
  column missing
column 2
  column missing
1'. e-[da-se12?]
2'. 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) [sag-a-ra2-ba-szum2]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 4(ban2@c)# [ga2-ka]-nam-[he2-ti]
2. ar3!-du2 [munus-am6]
3. 4(ban2@c) a-kiszi17-gal
4. amar-giri16{ki}
5. {lu2}lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-da
6. e-da-ti
7. 3(ban2@c) nin-igi-ga2-tesz2-bi
8. szu-i munus
  rest broken
column 4
1. 2(ban2@c) dumu munus
2. ur2-mud
3. agrig-da
4. e-da-se12
5. szu-nigin2 7(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
6. 1(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c)
7. 3(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
9. nita-me
10. 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
11. 1(asz@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
12. 1(asz@c) munus 2(ban2@c)
13. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 3(barig@c)# la2 1(ban2@c) lu2 [a-en-ne2-ki-ag2-me]
column 5
1. szu-nigin2 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) 1(disz@t) lu2 2(barig@c)
2. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) lu2 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) 6(disz@t) lu2 1(barig@c)
4. 7(asz@c) lu2 4(ban2@c)
5. 5(asz@c) lu2 2(ban2@c)
6. nita-me
7. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) munus 4(ban2@c)
8. 1(u@c) munus 3(ban2@c)
9. 4(asz@c)# [munus 2(ban2@c)]
column 6
1. gu2-an-sze3 1(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) 7(disz@t) sze-ba tur mah-ba
2. sze-bi 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz@t)! gur saggal
3. sze-ba lu2 di4-di4-la-ne
4. sa6-sa6
5. dam URU-KA-gi-na
6. lugal#
7. [lagasz{ki}-ka]
8. [iti ...]
  rest broken
column 7
1. en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. ganun kiri6-ta
4. e-ne-ba 4(|ASZxDISZ@t|)
5. 1(u) 3(disz@t) ba-am6

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 50, 35

    [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.

  • citation: BSA 5 (pp. 65-104), 78

    [LaPlaca1990] LaPlaca, P. J., and Marvin A. Powell. 1990. “THE AGRICULTURAL CYCLE AND THE CALENDAR AT PRE-SARGONIC GIRSU.” Bulletin on Sumerian Agriculture 5: 65–104.

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  • Museum No.: BM 108956
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.04.13.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-06-18 at 13:38:50 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-06-18 at 13:37:34 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-20 at 15:58:02 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-11-15 at 05:24:28 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-19 at 12:03:08 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-09-25 at 15:15:07 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-30 at 23:00:55 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:56 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
“CT 50, 035 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 18, 2024. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221672.
CT 50, 035 artifact entry (No. P221672). (2024, June 18). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221672 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 035 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221672 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jun 18},
	title = {CT 50, 035 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221672},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221672},
}


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