CT 50, 039 (P221676)

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 118094

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. [2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) dur3 kunga2 gal-gal]
2. [ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3]
3. [u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta]
4. [sze-bi] 5(asz@c)# gur saggal
5. 6(disz@t) didli-bi nita kunga2
6. 1(disz@t) munus kunga2
7. sze nu-gu7-e
8. gir2-nun-ki-du10
9. gab2-kas4
10. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar
column 2
1. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)] en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
4. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) nigar-mud
7. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
8. sze-bi 4(asz@c) en-DU
9. 2(u@c) udu siki
column 3
1. [sze-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a]
2. sipa udu siki-ka-me
3. 1(asz@c) szah2 gesz-gi nig2-gu7-a
4. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
5. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu [3(disz@t)]
6. 3(disz@t) szah2 [gesz-gi] mu 2(disz@t)
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(disz@t) sila3-ta
9. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
10. sipa szah2
column 4
1. [6(disz@t) 1(barig)? ziz2 babbar2]
2. [ziz2 bala-bi 1(disz@t) 1(ban2)]
3. 3(disz@t) 3(ban2) [sze bappir3]
4. sze# bala-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2)
5. 5(disz@t) sze munu4
6. sa2-du11 munus-[kam]
7. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
8. [ziz2] bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 2(disz@t) 2(barig) sze bappir3
10. sze# bala-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
11. 2(disz@t) 2(barig) sze munu4
12. sa2-du11 ansze-[kam]
13. amar-giri16[{ki}]
12. 5(disz@t)# [sze titab2]
column 5
  column missing
reverse
column 1
  column missing
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 4(disz@t) sila3 gur saggal
2. sze gub-ba GAN2 {d}ba-ba6-ka!-kam!
3. iri ku3-ta
4. e-ta-[gar]
  rest broken
column 3
1. sze ninda ziz2 ninda [sa2]-du11 iti-da
2. e2 {d}ba-ba6-ka
3. sa6-sa6
  rest broken

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

  • primary: CT 50, 39

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 118094
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.06.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 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
2015-05-07 at 08:44:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-01 at 16:27:16 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, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221676.
CT 50, 039 artifact entry (No. P221676). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221676 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221676 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221676},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221676},
}


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