CST (JRL) 005 (P212930)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

John Rylands Library, University of Manchester, Manchester, UK

Museum Number

JRL 0005

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. 1(gesz'u@c) ninda 1(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)! kasz 1(asz@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) dug
2. n 1(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug ig-asz2-ki-ga-ma
3. [n] 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 2(ban2@c)# kasz 3(ban2@c)#
4. szabra za3-szu4
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) lu2 maszkim i-za-za
6. 3(u@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) lu2-eme
7. 2(gesz2@c)# ninda# 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)
8. 2(ban2@c)# kasz 3(ban2@c) ur-{d}nin-pirig
9. 2(gesz2@c) ninda# 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)
10. 1(ban2@c)# kasz 3(ban2@c) szu-i3-li2-su
11. 2(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)
12. 2(ban2@c)# kasz 3(ban2@c) pu-ha-num2
13. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
14. 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) szu-i3-li2-su
15. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) kasz edin IB
16. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz# 1(barig@c)#? 1(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) gu2-hasz-la2
17. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)# gal-zu di-ku5
18. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c)# 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) sig15-x-su
19. [... lu2]-tukul# esz3#-da [gub-ba]
rest broken
reverse
beginning broken
1'. i-szar-be-li2 [...]
2'. 3(u@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) al-mu
3'. lu2 dub-si-ga
4'. 3(u@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) szu-e3-a
5'. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) szar-ru-dan
6'. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) ugula gesz2 min-bi
7'. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) u2-KA lu2-iri
8'. 3(u@c) ninda 1(ban2@c)#! kasz 5(ban2@c) gi-sipa-si-in
9'. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) ninda 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(ban2@c) um-mi-a
blank space
10'. 1(u@c) ba-na-dim2 1(asz@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug
11'. ninda 2(u) du8 4(disz@t)-ta
12'. szunigin 3(gesz'u@c) 3(gesz2@c) la2 1(u@c) 3(asz@c) 1(ban2@c)? ninda 5(u) du8
13'. 4(u@c) ninda 2(u) du8
14'. 4(asz@c) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2@c) dug 1(u@c) la2 5(disz@t) sila3 kasz 5(ban2@c) dug
15'. 1(u@c) la2 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug
16'. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 7(disz@t) zi3 gur a-ga-de3
17'. n 2(asz@c) 2(barig@c) la2 6(disz@t) 1/2(disz)? sila3 sze kasz gur sag-gal2
left
1. 3(disz@t) mu 4(disz@t) itix(|UD@sxBAD|) 2(u) 3(disz@t) u4

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

CDLI number	P212930
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P212930

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 0005
Accession Number

References

primary: CST (JRL), 5

[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	Reviewer	Status
2025-06-10 at 13:53:14	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact metadata	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Approved
2020-09-09 at 08:24:32	Lafont, Bertrand	Transliteration	Lafont, Bertrand	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-10-27 at 09:15:02	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:14	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	CDLI, CDLI	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-08-11 at 07:59:28	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
2015-06-12 at 06:05:17	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI, CDLI	Approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI, CDLI	Artifact metadata	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas	CDLI, CDLI	Approved

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 005 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P212930.

CST (JRL) 005 artifact entry (No. P212930). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212930 (Original work published 1970)

CST (JRL) 005 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212930 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212930},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 005 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P212930.

CST (JRL) 005 artifact entry (No. P212930). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212930 (Original work published 1970)

CST (JRL) 005 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212930 (Accessed: November 5, 2026).

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	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 005 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212930},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212930},
}

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DA  - 2025/6/10/
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LB  - CDLI:P212930
M1  - 2026/11/5/
TI  - CST (JRL) 005 artifact entry
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