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CT 50, 025 (P010039)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 086009

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
beginning broken
column 1'
1. [...] x [x] na#
2. [...] x [x] x
rest broken
column 2'
1. an-na
2. 3(u@c) unken-a
3. 1(u@c) ni2-kur-ra
4. 5(asz@c) ur-kin-nir
5. [x] a# [x] x
rest broken
column 3'
1. munus-a2-nu-kusz2
2. ur-sipa
3. na-gada!
4. 2(u@c) en-nu-kur-sze3
5. 1(u@c) AN-ur2-sze3
6. 2(asz@c) isz-dup!-il
7. x [...]
rest broken
column 4'
1. 3(asz@c) e2-gin7?-e3?
2. e2-ezem-du10
3. lum-ma
4. na-gada!
5. 2(u@c) za3-gu4
6. 3(u@c) KA-NI-ga#
rest broken
column 5'
1. 4(u@c) ba-zi
2. na-gada!
3. 1(u@c) AN-x
4. [su?]-si
5. 3(u@c) x-[x]
6. 3(asz@c) [...]
rest broken
reverse
column 1
beginning broken
1'. [...] x-x
2'. 5(asz@c) a2-nu-kusz2
3'. dub-sar
column 2
beginning broken
blank space
column 3
beginning broken
blank space

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CT 50, 25

[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.
citation: ZA 66, p.156-195, p. 165

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

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 086009
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
Elevation:
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Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
Findspot Comments:

Chronology

Period: ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)
Dates Referenced:
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 10:23:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact, Other Entity	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2019-08-25 at 11:10:50	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2010-07-20 at 14:49:34	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Atf	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Englund, Robert K.; Hebenstreit, Laurent		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.86009) (BM.86009)
The British Museum Collection (W_1899-0417-29) (W_1899-0417-29)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010039.

CT 50, 025 artifact entry (No. P010039). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010039 (Original work published 2001)

CT 50, 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010039 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 50, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010039},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010039
LB  - CDLI:P010039
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - CT 50, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010039
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 025 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010039.

CT 50, 025 artifact entry (No. P010039). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010039 (Original work published 2001)

CT 50, 025 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010039 (Accessed: January 16, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-16]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 50, 025 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010039},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010039},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010039
LB  - CDLI:P010039
M1  - 2026/1/16/
TI  - CT 50, 025 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010039
ER  -