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CT 50, 146 (P213052)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 086280

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Gasto de pan y cerveza.)

Language(s)

Measurements

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [...] la2 3(asz@c) [ninda 2(u) du8]
2. 1(asz@c) kasz ge6 gur4-[gur4]
3. ur-zigum-ma
4. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) [ninda]
5. 2(asz@c) kasz gur4-[gur4]
6. a-zi-lu2-da
7. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) [ninda]
8. 2(asz@c) kasz gur4-[gur4]
9. lu2 dug?-ga-ni-sar#
10. 3(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) [ninda]
11. 2(asz@c) kasz gur4-[gur4]
12. lu2 ensi2 iri-az[{ki}]
13. [1(u)] 4(u) 4(asz@c) [ninda]
14. [...] kasz dug#
15. [lu2] ensi2 elam[{ki}]
16. [3(u@c)] la2 2(asz@c) ninda
17. [2(asz@c)] kasz gur4#-[gur4]
18. [...]
reverse
1. [2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) kasz gur4-gur4]
2. [su]-birx(|SZIMxNIG2|)-[a]
3. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) kasz gur4-gur4
4. bu3-la-li2 nar
5. 2(u@c) la2 2(asz@c) ninda 1(asz@c) kasz gur4-gur4
6. da-bi simug
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7. szunigin 4(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz@c) ninda 2(u) [du8]
8. zi3-bi 2(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) 2(disz) sila3
9. ur-ba-gara2
10. szunigin 5(asz@c) dug 2(asz@c) gur4-gur4 kasz# [ge6]
11. iri-ki
12. iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 [...]
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13. zi#-ga

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)

Collections

British Museum, London, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative (Gasto de pan y cerveza.)
Language(s):

Related publications

primary: CT 50, 146

[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: AGGT, 312

[Maiocchi2020AGGT] Maiocchi, Massimo, and Giuseppe Visicato. 2020. Administration at Girsu in Gudea’s Time. Antichistica 27. Venezia: Edizioni Ca’ Foscari – Digital Publishing.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: BM 086280
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Chronology

Period: Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21	Rattenborg, Rune	Artifact	Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg	Geomapping Landscapes of Writing	Rattenborg, Rune	approved
2023-01-19 at 10:02:26	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Artifact	Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Electronic Babylonian Library	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	approved
2017-07-22 at 14:33:48	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31	Brumfield, Sara	Atf	Brumfield, Sara		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:33:24	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
1970-01-01 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	Ajango, Kelsey M.; Englund, Robert K.; Friberg, Jöran; Goetze, Albrecht; Kienast, Burkhart; Kraus, Nicholas		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Electronic Babylonian Library (BM.86280) (BM.86280)
The British Museum Collection (W_1899-0610-10) (W_1899-0610-10)

Notes

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 146 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P213052.

CT 50, 146 artifact entry (No. P213052). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213052 (Original work published 1970)

CT 50, 146 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213052 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213052},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213052},
}

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M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - CT 50, 146 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 146 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P213052.

CT 50, 146 artifact entry (No. P213052). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213052 (Original work published 1970)

CT 50, 146 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213052 (Accessed: January 18, 2026).

@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 146 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213052},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213052},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P213052
LB  - CDLI:P213052
M1  - 2026/1/18/
TI  - CT 50, 146 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213052
ER  -