CT 50, 043 (P221680)

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 096592

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(u@c) 4(asz@c) ama ud5
2. 5(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3 gaba
3. 3(asz@c) masz gaba
4. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) 2(asz@c) ud5 masz-bi-ta
column 2
1. lugal-a2-na
2. 2(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) ud5
3. 2(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3 gaba
4. 1(asz@c) masz gaba
5. szu-nigin2 3(u@c) ud5 masz-bi-ta
column 3
1. {d}dumu-zi-menx(|GA2xEN|)#
2. 4(u@c) la2 3(asz@c) ud5
3. 3(asz@c) masz gaba
4. 1(u@c) 2(asz@c) masz bar du8-a
5. szu-nigin2 5(u@c) 2(asz@c) ud5 masz-bi-ta
column 4
1. lugal-sag
2. 1(gesz2@c) 3(asz@c) ud5
3. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3 gaba
4. 6(asz@c) masz gaba
5. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c)
reverse
column 1
1. ud5 masz-bi-ta
2. me-an-ne2-si
3. 5(u@c) 3(asz@c) ud5
4. 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3 gaba
5. 1(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) masz gaba
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ud5 masz-bi-ta
2. {d}nansze-uri3
3. 1(gesz2@c) la2 2(asz@c) ud5
4. 1(u@c) 1(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3 gaba
5. 1(u@c) 4(asz@c) masz gaba
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 1(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) 3(asz@c) ud5 masz-bi-ta
2. dingir-gin7!-ab-e
3. ud5 u2-rum
4. amar-ezem
5. 3(u@c) 5(asz@c) ud5
6. 4(asz@c) {munus}asz2-gar3 gaba
7. 6(asz@c) masz gaba
column 4
1. a-en-ra-gub
2. 6(gesz2)! la2 4(disz@t) ud5 masz-bi-ta
3. bad3 e2-babbar2-ka e-szid 3(|ASZxDISZ@t|)

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 50, 43

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 096592
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.03.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-06-01 at 15:46:48 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, 043 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221680.
CT 50, 043 artifact entry (No. P221680). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221680 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 043 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221680 (Accessed: March 16, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-16]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 043 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221680},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221680},
}


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