CT 50, 039 (P221676)

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 118094

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. [2(disz@t) surx(ERIM) dur3 kunga2 gal-gal]
2. [ansze surx(ERIM) 1(asz@c)-sze3]
3. [u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(ban2@c)-ta]
4. [sze-bi] 5(asz@c)# gur saggal
5. 6(disz@t) didli-bi nita kunga2
6. 1(disz@t) munus kunga2
7. sze nu-gu7-e
8. gir2-nun-ki-du10
9. gab2-kas4
10. 1(disz@t) surx(ERIM) nita kunga2 amar-amar
column 2
1. [sze-bi 1(asz@c) 1(barig@c)] en-ig-gal
2. nu-banda3
3. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
4. udu 1(asz@c)-sze3
5. iti-da sze 5(ban2@c)-ta
6. sze-bi 4(asz@c) la2 1(barig@c) nigar-mud
7. 2(u) la2 2(disz@t) udu siki
8. sze-bi 4(asz@c) en-DU
9. 2(u@c) udu siki
column 3
1. [sze-bi 4(asz@c) 4(ban2@c) lugal-da-nu-me-a]
2. sipa udu siki-ka-me
3. 1(asz@c) szah2 gesz-gi nig2-gu7-a
4. u4 1(disz@t) sze 1(ban2@c)-ta
5. 2(disz@t) szah2 gesz-gi mu [3(disz@t)]
6. 3(disz@t) szah2 [gesz-gi] mu 2(disz@t)
7. szah2 1(asz@c)-sze3
8. u4 1(disz@t) sze 2(disz@t) sila3-ta
9. sze-bi 3(asz@c) 1(barig@c) 2(ban2@c) lugal-pa-e3
10. sipa szah2
column 4
1. [6(disz@t) 1(barig)? ziz2 babbar2]
2. [ziz2 bala-bi 1(disz@t) 1(ban2)]
3. 3(disz@t) 3(ban2) [sze bappir3]
4. sze# bala-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2)
5. 5(disz@t) sze munu4
6. sa2-du11 munus-[kam]
7. 5(asz@c) ziz2 babbar2
8. [ziz2] bala-bi 3(barig@c) 2(ban2@c)
9. 2(disz@t) 2(barig) sze bappir3
10. sze# bala-bi 3(barig) 2(ban2)
11. 2(disz@t) 2(barig) sze munu4
12. sa2-du11 ansze-[kam]
13. amar-giri16[{ki}]
12. 5(disz@t)# [sze titab2]
column 5
  column missing
reverse
column 1
  column missing
column 2
1. szu-nigin2 4(u@c) 1(asz@c) 3(barig@c) 4(disz@t) sila3 gur saggal
2. sze gub-ba GAN2 {d}ba-ba6-ka!-kam!
3. iri ku3-ta
4. e-ta-[gar]
  rest broken
column 3
1. sze ninda ziz2 ninda [sa2]-du11 iti-da
2. e2 {d}ba-ba6-ka
3. sa6-sa6
  rest broken

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/P221676

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 118094
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.118094
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1926-1113-43

References

  • primary: CT 50, 39

    [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 10:11:27 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 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-07 at 08:44:28 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-06-01 at 16:27:16 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, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221676.
CT 50, 039 artifact entry (No. P221676). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221676 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221676 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221676},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221676},
}


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DA  - 2023/8/19/
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TI  - CT 50, 039 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 039 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221676.
CT 50, 039 artifact entry (No. P221676). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221676 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 039 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221676 (Accessed: October 29, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-29]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 039 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221676},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221676},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221676
LB  - CDLI:P221676
M1  - 2026/10/29/
TI  - CT 50, 039 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221676
ER  -
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