CT 50, 059 (P212965)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 123071

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Distribución de cerveza, pan y harina.)

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2@c)# n 1(u@c)# [...] 1(barig@c)#? 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)
2. 2(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) lu2-lil-lum
3. 1(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c)
4. 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) szu-i3-li2-su
5. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)
6. sanga-ba-num2
7. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)
8. {d}utu-ba-te-e3
9. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c)
10. da-gu-la
11. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) im6-ta2-lik#
12. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz [n]
13. ni-se11-e-ni-su#
14. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) [...]
15. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 2(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) en-[...]
16. diri-x-[x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. szu-[...]
2'. 3(u@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) [...]
3'. lu2 szu-i3-li2#-su#
4'. 3(u@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) lu2-[...]
5'. lu2 u2-ad#-[x]
6'. 3(u@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) [...]
7'. i3-li2-be-li2
8'. 1(gesz2@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) lu2-da-tum
9'. szabra
10'. 3(u@c) ninda 1(ban2@c) kasz 5(ban2@c) da-bi
11'. 1/2(disz@c) kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) dug su-ru-usz-gi
12'. szunigin 1(gesz'u@c) 7(gesz2@c) 3(u@c) ninda 5(u)! du8
13'. 2(asz@c) la2 5(disz@t) sila3 kasz 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) dug 8(asz@c) kasz (ban2@c) dug
  blank space
14'. 2(asz@c) 1(ban2@c) kasz 3(ban2@c) dug
15'. 3(barig@c) 3(ban2@c) zi3 a-ga-de3{ki}
16'. 2(asz2@c)# n 1(barig@c) n 1(disz@t) sila3 sze kasz [gur sag]-gal2
left
1. 3(disz@t) mu 6(disz@t) (|UD@sxTIL|) 4(disz@t) u4

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Distribución de cerveza, pan y harina.)
Language(s)

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P212965

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 123071
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.123071
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1932-0722-7

References

  • primary: CT 50, 59

    [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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-10-27 at 09:15:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-04 at 09:54:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:15 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-08 at 13:00:40 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-08-06 at 13:33:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
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 View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 059 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212965.
CT 50, 059 artifact entry (No. P212965). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212965 (Original work published 1970)
CT 50, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212965 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212965},
}


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TI  - CT 50, 059 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 059 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P212965.
CT 50, 059 artifact entry (No. P212965). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P212965 (Original work published 1970)
CT 50, 059 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P212965 (Accessed: October 13, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-13]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 059 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P212965},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P212965},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P212965
LB  - CDLI:P212965
M1  - 2026/10/13/
TI  - CT 50, 059 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P212965
ER  -
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