CT 50, 015 (P010028)

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

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 015829

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (textiles)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(asz@c) tug2
2. 2(asz@c) gada
3. u5-ri nagar
4. maszkim-gi4
5. esz3-sze3 an-na-de6
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) 1/2(DISZ@c) tug2
2. maszkim
3. lugal
4. a-hu-ti
5. mu-gi4-a
6. mes-lu2-nu-sze3
reverse
column 1
1. mu-da-de6
  rest of column blank

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (textiles)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010028

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 015829
Accession Number 1896-06-12, 0049

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.15829
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0612-49

References

  • primary: CT 50, 15

    [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 (8)

    [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
2026-03-08 at 08:53:02 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie; Rattenborg, Rune Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
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
2023-01-19 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
2010-07-20 at 14:46:10 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, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P010028.
CT 50, 015 artifact entry (No. P010028). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010028 (Original work published 2001)
CT 50, 015 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010028 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {CT 50, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010028},
}


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DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
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LB  - CDLI:P010028
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - CT 50, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010028
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 015 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2026. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 8, 2026. https://cdli.earth/P010028.
CT 50, 015 artifact entry (No. P010028). (2026, March 8). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010028 (Original work published 2001)
CT 50, 015 artifact entry (2026) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010028 (Accessed: October 7, 2026).
@misc{2026CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-07]},
	year = {2026},
	month = {mar 8},
	title = {CT 50, 015 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010028},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010028},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2026/3/8/
PY  - 2026
ID  - P010028
LB  - CDLI:P010028
M1  - 2026/10/7/
TI  - CT 50, 015 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010028
ER  -
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