CT 50, 009 (P010047)

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 026238

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(disz) ansze
2. 2(disz) uruda ma-na ku3
3. 4(disz) tug2#?
4. 5(disz) udu-nita
5. 5(disz) ninda sze gu4? am?
column 2
1. 3(disz) LAK20
2. 3(disz) udu-nita
3. 3(disz)? i3-nun
4. 2(disz)? siki sag8
5. 2(disz)? LAK716 dug
6. 5(disz) 1/2(disz) uruda <ma>-na
column 3
1. 4(disz)#? uruda ma-na
2. 2(disz)? 1/2(disz) tug2#?
3. 2(disz)? 1/2(disz) tug2
4. 2(disz) LAK716# dug
5. 2(disz) uruda ma-na
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2)? udu-nita
2. 1(disz) gar3
3. gu7!
4. 2(disz) uruda
5. dur-narx(LAK244)
6. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) uruda
7. kun BULUG3-BULUG3
column 2
1. 1(disz) uruda x
2. 2(disz) dug sze gu2 2(disz) gar
3. 2(disz) uruda ma-na
4. 2(disz) sze lid2-ga
5. 2(disz) sze lid2-ga
column 3
1. 4(disz) 1/2(disz) sze szah2 gu7
2. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) uruda ma-na
3. kun BULUG3-BULUG3

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 (varia)
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: CT 50, 9

[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: 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 026238
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Shuruppak (mod. Fara) [uncertain]
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Chronology

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

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2024-07-03 at 13:06:16	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2024-07-03 at 10:23:54	Firth, Richard	Artifact metadata, Other metadata	Firth, Richard		Firth, Richard	Approved
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact metadata	Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	Approved
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
2021-10-16 at 11:46:30	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Transliteration	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	Approved
2010-07-20 at 14:51:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-04 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	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.26238) (BM.26238)
British Museum Collection (W_1898-0514-56) (W_1898-0514-56)

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 50, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010047.

CT 50, 009 artifact entry (No. P010047). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010047 (Original work published 2001)

CT 50, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010047 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).

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	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 50, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010047},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“CT 50, 009 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 3, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P010047.

CT 50, 009 artifact entry (No. P010047). (2024, July 3). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P010047 (Original work published 2001)

CT 50, 009 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P010047 (Accessed: March 1, 2026).

@misc{2024CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-01]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 3},
	title = {CT 50, 009 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P010047},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P010047},
}

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DA  - 2024/7/3/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P010047
LB  - CDLI:P010047
M1  - 2026/3/1/
TI  - CT 50, 009 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P010047
ER  -