CT 50, 040 (P221677)

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 118095

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. [x us2]
2. [x] gi [us2 2(disz@t)-kam]-ma
3. 3(u) 3(disz@t) gi sag
4. 3(u) 7(disz@t) gi sag 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. GAN2-bi 2(bur3@c) 3(iku@c) 1/4(iku) GAN2
6. 2(gesz2) 4(disz@t) gi us2 sa2
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sag
column 2
1. GAN2-bi 6(bur3@c) 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. 2(gesz2) 4(disz@t) gi us2
3. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz@t) gi us2 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sag
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1/2(disz) 4(disz@t) gi sag 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
6. GAN2-bi 5(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c)
column 3
1. [szu-nigin2 1(bur'u@c) 4(bur3@c)] 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) [GAN2]
2. 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 sur3-am6#?
3. nig2-en-[na]
4. 3(ban2@c) [...]
5. 1(ban2@c) 1/2(asz@c) [...] x [...]
  rest of column missing
reverse
column 1
  beginning of column missing
1'. x [...]
2'. 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) [...] i3-x [...]
3'. sza3 nig2-[en]-ka
4'. i3-[gid2]
5'. [...]
column 2
1. dub-sar
2. lugal-mas-su
3. engar-re2
4. ba-dab5
5. 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2 szuku
6. ur-dam
7. engar-kam
8. nigar-mud
9. [...]
column 3
1. gu2-an-sze3 7(bur3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2 ki-duru5
2. 1(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 ki-su7
3. sza3-ba i3-gid2
4. GAN2 ki-duru5
5. GAN2 uri3 ru2-a
6. [en-ig-gal]
column 4
1. nu-banda3
2. mu-gid2
3. GAN2 u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz[{ki}-ka x]

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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, 40

    [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 118095
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Urukagina_l.00.00.00
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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
2011-10-07 at 13:10:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39 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, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221677.
CT 50, 040 artifact entry (No. P221677). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221677 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221677 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P221677},
}

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