CST (JRL) 022 (P212946)

Administrative tablet dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 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 0022

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 1(u@c) 5(asz@c) sze gur ama-tuku-gal-zu
2. 1(asz@c) 2(barig@c) nin-ur2!-ni
3. 1(u@c) 5(as@c) i3-szah2 UMBIN
4. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ku3 gin2-kam
5. 2(asz@c) {tug2}nig2-lam2
column 2
1. 1(asz@c) udu ku3-bi# [...]
2. 2(asz@c) szah2 nig2-gu7
3. 2(asz@c) {tug2}bar-dul5
4. 1(asz@c) tug2 dul?
5. 4(u)? 3(disz) ku3 gin2#
blank line
6. nig2 x-[(...)]
reverse
column 1
n lines broken
1'. mu-bi#?-ki-gal#-la#?-[(x)]
column 2
1. inim-ma an-gal2
2. 1(asz@c) ku3 ma-na-kam#?
3. im-bi al-szum2

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Text content

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

Chronology

Period	ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
Dates Referenced
Accounting Period

Record

CDLI number	P212946
LOD URI	https://cdli.network/entity/P212946

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 0022
Accession Number

References

primary: CST (JRL), 22

[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. 93

[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
2012-12-09 at 05:56:21	Foxvog, Daniel A.	Transliteration	Foxvog, Daniel A.	CDLI	Approved
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

Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 022 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P212946.

CST (JRL) 022 artifact entry (No. P212946). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212946 (Original work published 1970)

CST (JRL) 022 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212946 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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Cite this Artifact

“CST (JRL) 022 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2025. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 10, 2025. https://cdli.earth/P212946.

CST (JRL) 022 artifact entry (No. P212946). (2025, June 10). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212946 (Original work published 1970)

CST (JRL) 022 artifact entry (2025) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212946 (Accessed: June 15, 2026).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-06-15]},
	year = {2025},
	month = {jun 10},
	title = {CST ({JRL}) 022 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212946},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212946},
}

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DA  - 2025/6/10/
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LB  - CDLI:P212946
M1  - 2026/6/15/
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