CT 50, 159 (P213065)

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 086374

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Recibo de espelta pelada.)

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) imgaga3 gur a-ga-de3{ki}
2. a#-ra2# 1(disz@t)-kam
3. [2(barig@c)] 1(ban2@c)# a-ra2 2(disz@t)-kam
4. 1(asz) 5(ban2) imgaga3 gur
5. a-ra2# [3(disz@t)-kam]
6. 1(barig@c) 1(ban2@c) imgaga3#
reverse
1. a#-ra2# 4(disz@t)-kam
  blank space
2. szunigin 3(asz@c) 2(ban2@c) imgaga3 gur a-ga-de3{ki}
3. ki ur-{d}saman3
4. en-an-na-tum2 szu ba-ti

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Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • primary: CT 50, 159

    [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.

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  • Museum No.: BM 086374
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
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 View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:52:10 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-01-22 at 19:23:50 Englund, Robert K. Atf Linkohr, Oleg CDLI approved View
2012-11-16 at 12:05:31 Brumfield, Sara Atf Brumfield, Sara CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:33:24 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
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 View

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 159 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P213065.
CT 50, 159 artifact entry (No. P213065). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213065 (Original work published 1970)
CT 50, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213065 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 50, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213065},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P213065
LB  - CDLI:P213065
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - CT 50, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213065
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 159 Artifact Entry.” (1970) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P213065.
CT 50, 159 artifact entry (No. P213065). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P213065 (Original work published 1970)
CT 50, 159 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P213065 (Accessed: January 15, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 50, 159 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P213065},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P213065},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P213065
LB  - CDLI:P213065
M1  - 2026/1/15/
TI  - CT 50, 159 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P213065
ER  - 
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