CST (JRL) 002 (P212927)

Administrative tablet dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0002

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

-

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 2(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)
2. ma-ma-hur-sag
3. 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)
4. kir-ba-num2
5. 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)
6. szar-ru-ru
7. 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik
8. 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) lu2-tukul esz3-da gub-ba
9. 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) [sig15?]-uz#?-ga
10. 1(ban@c)# kasz# [szu-i3]-li2-su
11. [...] x
reverse
1. 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)# za-[ri2-qum3]
2. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(ban2@c) [...]
3. lu2 szabra e2
4. 2(asz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) dug esz3-lul-dingir
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)
6. i3-li2-a-hi
7. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 4(ban2@c) lu2-{d}lamma min-bi
8. szunigin 2(gesz2@c) ninda 5(u) du8
9. 3(asz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) dug
10. 4(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) dug 1(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug
11. 1(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug
12. 2(ban2@c) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 a-ga-de3{ki}
13. 2(asz@c) la2 4(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz gur sag-gal2
edge
1. 2(disz@t) mu 1(u) 1(disz@t) itix(|UD@s|) 2(u) u4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative [identification uncertain]
Language(s)

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212927

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK
Museum Number JRL 0002
Accession Number

References

  • primary: CST (JRL), 2

    [Fish1932CST] Fish, Thomas. 1932. Catalogue of Sumerian Tablets in the John Rylands Library. Manchester: The Manchester University Press.

  • history: BJRL 64, p.457-480

    [Foster1981JRL] Foster, Benjamin R. 1981. “Sargonic and Pre-Sargonic Tablets in the John Rylands University Library.” Bulletin of the John Rylands Library, Manchester 64: 457–80.

  • collation: MVN 12, p. 92

    [Gomi1982MVN12] Gomi, Tohru. 1982. Wirtschaftstexte Der Ur III-Zeit Aus Dem British Museum. Materiali per Il Vocabolario Neosumerico 12. Roma: Multigrafica Editrice.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2015-08-11 at 07:32:57 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
2015-06-11 at 07:16:01 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI Approved View
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 002 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P212927.
CST (JRL) 002 artifact entry (No. P212927). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212927 (Original work published 1970)
CST (JRL) 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212927 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 002 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212927},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 002 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P212927.
CST (JRL) 002 artifact entry (No. P212927). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212927 (Original work published 1970)
CST (JRL) 002 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212927 (Accessed: June 14, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-14]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 002 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212927},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212927},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2025/6/10/
PY  - 2025
ID  - P212927
LB  - CDLI:P212927
M1  - 2026/6/14/
TI  - CST (JRL) 002 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212927
ER  -
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