CT 50, 012 (P010025)

Administrative tablet excavated in Shuruppak (mod. Fara), dated to the ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015869

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (barley.)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(asz@c) 2(barig@c) 4(ban2@c) 5(disz) sze lid2-ga
2. ninda u4
3. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) ziz2
4. ninda u4
column 2
1. 2(asz@c) sze
2. ninda bad3
3. 1(asz@c) ge6 lid2-ga
4. ninda bad3
reverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) sze lid2-ga
2. sze-ba
3. iti 1(disz)
4. sze gu7
column 2
1. 1(barig@c) sze
2. dumu-dumu en-il2
3. sze GAN2 DU
4. 8(asz@c) 3(ban2@c) 5(disz) [sze] lid2-ga

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (barley.)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010025

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 015869
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0089

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.15869
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0612-89

References

  • primary: CT 50, 12

    [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.

  • history: EDATS p., 3 (02)

    [Pomponio1994EDATS] Pomponio, Francesco, and Giuseppe Visicato. 1994. Early Dynastic Administrative Tablets of Šuruppak. Napoli : Istituto Universitario Orientale di Napoli.

  • citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 164

    [Edzard1976Wirtschaftstexte] Edzard, Dietz Otto. 1976. “Fāra Und Abu Ṣalābiḫ. Die „Wirtschaftstexte“.” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 66: 156–95.

  • citation: Prosopografia Fara, XIII

    [Pomponio1987Fara] Pomponio, Francesco. 1987. La Prosopografia Dei Testi Presargonici Di Fara. Studi Semitici ; Nuova Ser., 3. Roma : Università degli Studi di Roma “La Sapienza.”

  • citation: ZA 63 (pp. 99-106), 100

    [Powell1973ZA63] Powell, Marvin A. 1973. “Review of E. Sollberger, Presargonic and Sargonic Economic Texts, Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum (CT 50).” Zeitschrift Für Assyriologie 63: 99–106.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 10:23:54 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-02-22 at 16:48:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-07-20 at 14:45:11 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010025.
CT 50, 012 artifact entry (No. P010025). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010025 (Original work published 2001)
CT 50, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010025 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 50, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010025},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010025
LB  - CDLI:P010025
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 50, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010025
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 012 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010025.
CT 50, 012 artifact entry (No. P010025). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010025 (Original work published 2001)
CT 50, 012 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010025 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-10]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 50, 012 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010025},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010025},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010025
LB  - CDLI:P010025
M1  - 2026/10/10/
TI  - CT 50, 012 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010025
ER  -
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