CT 50, 028 (P221665)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 096581

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

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(asz@c) sze gur saggal
2. en-u4-da
3. lu2 {ha}har-ra-na
4. 5(asz@c) ur-{d}nin-dub
5. 5(asz@c) U2-U2
6. dam-gar3?
  rest broken
column 2
1. 5(asz@c) amar-ezem
2. uru11{ki}
3. 5(asz@c) U2-U2
4. e2-me-lam2-ma
5. 5(asz@c) NINA-ki-[du10]
6. mi2-[us2-sa2 ...]
  rest broken
column 3
1. 5(asz@c) masz-tur
2. lu2 zi-ga
3. 2(u@c) ur-{d}nin-|MUSZ%MUSZ|-[da]-ru
  rest broken
column 4
1. lu2 kiszib3-ba
2. 1(u@c) e2-zi-sza3-gal2
3. ugula
4. 2(asz@c) lam-[sag-du3]
  rest broken
column 5
1. ugula
2. 1(asz@c) lugal-gir2
3. 5(asz@c) me-lu2
4. [dal]-muszen
  rest broken
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. AN-[...]
2'. ugula lu2-ti-ka
3'. 1(u@c) ki-tusz-ni
4'. agrig
5'. {d}nansze
6'. 5(asz@c) lugal-{an}anzu2{muszen}
column 2
  beginning broken
1'. szitim
2'. 5(asz@c) ur-e2
3'. lu2 dun-a
4'. [a]-NI-NI
5'. [x] en-kisal-si
6'. u2-du-lu
7'. [x] ur-sa6-ga
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. [x amar]-gu3-du10-ga
2'. gala
column 4
1. szu-nigin2 3(gesz2@c) 2(u@c) la2 1(asz@c) la2 2(barig@c) sze gur saggal
2. amar-ezem
3. ur-nu-ke4
4. ur5-sze3 ba-szum2

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Consult word list of ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: CT 50, 28

    [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.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 096581
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: ED IIIb (ca. 2500-2340 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Lugalanda.00.00.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:27:14 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 10:11:27 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2021-04-26 at 10:03:05 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:13 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:28 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2014-08-13 at 20:22:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-10-12 at 06:50:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-10-04 at 17:30:45 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2011-08-22 at 05:09:02 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:38 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2008-05-30 at 18:16:32 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:34:56 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2003-02-26 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact Alster, Bendt; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Johnson, J. Cale CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 50, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221665.
CT 50, 028 artifact entry (No. P221665). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221665 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 028 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221665 (Accessed: May 18, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-18]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221665},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221665},
}


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