CT 50, 038 (P221675)

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 118093

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)] durx(|USZ.ANSZE|) kunga2 gal-gal
2. ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3
3. u4 1(disz@t) sze 3(ban2@c)-ta
4. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) 2(disz@t) didli-bi i3-diri nita kunga2
5. [1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2]
6. [1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar]
7. [1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2 amar-amar]
8. [ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3]
9. [u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta]
column 2
1. sze-bi 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) gur saggal
2. gir2-nun-[ki]-du10
3. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar
4. sze-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) lugal-nam-gu2-su3
5. gab2-[kas4-me]
6. [1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) 1(disz@t)] i3-diri [nita] kunga2 [amar-amar]
7. [1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) munus kunga2]
8. [sze-bi 5(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) en-ig-gal]
9. [nu-banda3]
10. [1(u@c) la2 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) ziz2 babbar2]
column 3
1. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c)
2. 5(asz@c) sze bappir3
3. sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
4. 7(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze munu4
5. nag ensi2-ka-kam
6. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze bappir3
7. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze ninda kum4-ma
8. [sze] bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)
9. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze munu4
10. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
11. [ziz2] bala-bi [5(ban2@c)]
12. [sa2-du11 kas ge6 du10-ga-kam]
13. [5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2]
14. [ziz2 bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)]
column 4
1. 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze bappir3
2. sze bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) sze [munu4]
4. [sa2]-du11 ansze-kam
5. amar-giri16{ki}
6. 8(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze titab2
7. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze bappir3
8. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) 3(disz@t) sila3 sze munu4
9. sa2-du11 kas ge6-kam
10. 6(asz@c) 1(barig@c) ziz2 babbar2
11. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)
12. [3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze bappir3]
13. [sze bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)]
14. [3(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) sze munu4]
column 5
1. sa2-du11 kas sig15-kam
2. i3-li2-be6-li2
3. lu2 lungax(|BIxNIG2|)-me
4. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze zi3 gu-ka
5. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c) sze zi3 kum4-ma
6. sze bala-bi 2(barig@c) la2 1(ban2@c)
7. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) [sze] ninda durunx(|KU.KU|)-na
8. 2(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) sze naga3
9. sze bala-bi 5(ban2@c)
10. 1(ban2@c) zi3 gu sig15
11. ziz2 [gu2-nida-bi 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c)]
12. [ziz2 bala-bi 1(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)]
13. [4(ban2@c) zi3 bar-si]
14. [ziz2 babbar2-bi 1(u@c)-am6]
column 6
1. [ziz2 bala-bi] 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c)#
2. sa2-du11# e2-muhaldim-[kam]
3. 7(asz@c) ziz2# babbar2
4. ziz2 bala-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)
5. sa2-du11 e2-nig2-ka-kam
6. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) sze kas
7. 1(barig@c) ziz2 kas
8. 1(barig@c) ziz2 ninda
9. ziz2 bala-bi 2(ban2@c)
10. sa2-du11 alan-kam
11. [ur2-mud]
12. [agrig]
column 7
1. [2(u) 1(disz@t)? udu siki]
2. [udu 1(asz@c)-sze3]
3. [iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta]
4. [1(disz@t)? masz bar-dul5]
5. [masz 1(asz@c)-sze3]
6. [iti-da sze 3(ban2@c)-ta]
7. [sze-bi 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c)? nigar-mud]
8. [2(u) la2 1(disz@t)? udu siki]
9. 2(disz@t) masz#! [bar-dul5]
10. sze-bi# [4(asz@c) 5(ban2@c)?] en#-[DU]
11. 2(u) 2(disz@t) [udu siki]
12. 2(disz@t) [masz bar-dul5]
13. [sze-bi 5(asz@c) la2 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a]
14. [sipa udu siki-ka-me]
reverse
column 1
  column missing
column 2
1'. 4(asz@c)# [...]
column 3
1'. sipa# szah2#
2'. 1(disz@t) masz babbar2 bar-dul5
3'. sze-bi 3(ban2@c) e2-ku4
column 4
  column missing
column 5
column 6
1'. [{d}ba]-ba6
2'. sa6-sa6
3'. dam URU-KA-gi-na
4'. lugal
5'. lagasz{ki}-ka
column 7
1'. 8(disz@t)# gar#-[am6]

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

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 50, 38

    [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 118093
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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 13:32:21 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
2008-05-31 at 20:02:06 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, 038 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221675.
CT 50, 038 artifact entry (No. P221675). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221675 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 038 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221675 (Accessed: April 20, 2024).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 038 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221675},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221675},
}

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