CT 50, 026 (P221663)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), dated to the ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Lineart

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 029982

Period

ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 6(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. lu2-gid2
3. lu2 zi-ga
4. 5(asz@c) ki-gub
5. ba-gara2!(BI)
6. 5(asz@c) igi-zi
7. simug
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) engar-zi
2. ki-a-nag
3. 5(asz@c) ur-{d}ha-ma-zi-da
4. engar
5. 5(asz@c) ur-tur
6. asz2-du3
7. 5(asz@c) U2-U2
column 3
1. NI-DU-KA-KA
2. 5(asz@c) lugal-nig2
3. 5(asz@c) al-mu
4. ar3-du2 e2-sza3-ga-me
5. 5(asz@c) e2-ki
6. sanga e-me-a
7. 5(asz@c) ki-tusz-ni
reverse
column 1
1. sipa
2. 5(asz@c) nin#-edin-ne2#
3. GAN2 e2 {d}dumu-zi-ka
4. 5(asz@c) a-NI-NI
5. ugula sal-la
6. 5(asz@c) amar-ezem
column 2
1. ki szu tag-ga
2. 1(gesz2@c) 5(asz@c) gu-gesz
3. ugula lu2 dun-a
column 3
1. szu-nigin2 2(gesz2@c) 1(u@c) 6(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. amar-ezem
3. ur-nu-ke4
4. ur5-sze3 ba-szum2

Text content

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

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P221663

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 029982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.29982
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1899-0116-19

References

  • primary: CT 50, 26

    [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
2023-10-28 at 21:03:16 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Taylor, Jonathan Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:27 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-08-22 at 06:33:35 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-05-30 at 18:13:37 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:56 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221663.
CT 50, 026 artifact entry (No. P221663). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221663 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221663 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 50, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221663},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
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LB  - CDLI:P221663
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CT 50, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221663
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 026 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 28, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221663.
CT 50, 026 artifact entry (No. P221663). (2023, October 28). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221663 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 026 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221663 (Accessed: October 6, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-06]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {oct 28},
	title = {CT 50, 026 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221663},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221663},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/10/28/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221663
LB  - CDLI:P221663
M1  - 2026/10/6/
TI  - CT 50, 026 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221663
ER  -
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