CT 50, 008a (P010046)

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 026239

Period

ED IIIa (ca. 2600-2500 BC)

Provenience

Shuruppak (mod. Fara)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (varia)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(asz@c) 1/2(DISZ@c) tug2
2. 5(asz@c)# uruda ma-na
3. [n] u8 sila4# du3#
4. [n] udu nita2#
5. [(x)] x uruda [...]
  rest of column missing
column 2
1. 3(asz@c) uruda ma-na
2. 3(u@c) uruda ma-na
3. szah2 sze
4. 6(asz@c) uruda ma-na
5. nig2-gu7
6. [...] x
  rest of column missing
column 3
1. 2(u@c) ninda
2. 2(asz@c) udu
3. 1/2(disz@c) SAL x
4. 1/2(disz@c) uruda ma-na
5. kusz edin
6. 1(asz@c) gada
7. 2(asz@c) szah2 sze
reverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c)# uruda ma-na ku3#
2. 1(asz@c) uruda ma-na
3. 1(asz@c) tug2 [(...)]
4. [...]
5. 1(asz@c) [...]
  rest of column missing
column 2
1'. [...] ma-na
2'. ama-ig-gal
3'. 1(asz@c) szah2 sze#
4'. ama-ig-gal
column 3
  column missing

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (varia)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P010046

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 026239
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.26239
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1898-0514-57

References

  • primary: CT 50, 8a

    [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 (15)

    [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. 163

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan 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
2018-07-21 at 20:52:59 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2010-07-20 at 14:51:12 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, 008a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010046.
CT 50, 008a artifact entry (No. P010046). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010046 (Original work published 2001)
CT 50, 008a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010046 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010046},
}


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TI  - CT 50, 008a artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 008a Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010046.
CT 50, 008a artifact entry (No. P010046). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010046 (Original work published 2001)
CT 50, 008a artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010046 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 50, 008a artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010046},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010046},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010046
LB  - CDLI:P010046
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CT 50, 008a artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010046
ER  -
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