CT 50, 040 (P221677)

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 118095

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. [x us2]
2. [x] gi [us2 2(disz@t)-kam]-ma
3. 3(u) 3(disz@t) gi sag
4. 3(u) 7(disz@t) gi sag 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
5. GAN2-bi 2(bur3@c) 3(iku@c) 1/4(iku) GAN2
6. 2(gesz2) 4(disz@t) gi us2 sa2
7. 1(gesz2) 3(u) sag
column 2
1. GAN2-bi 6(bur3@c) 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku) GAN2
2. 2(gesz2) 4(disz@t) gi us2
3. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz@t) gi us2 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
4. 1(gesz2) 4(u) sag
5. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1/2(disz) 4(disz@t) gi sag 2(disz@t)-kam-ma
6. GAN2-bi 5(bur3@c) 2(esze3@c) 1(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c)
column 3
1. [szu-nigin2 1(bur'u@c) 4(bur3@c)] 3(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) [GAN2]
2. 4(iku@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 sur3-am6#?
3. nig2-en-[na]
4. 3(ban2@c) [...]
5. 1(ban2@c) 1/2(asz@c) [...] x [...]
  rest of column missing
reverse
column 1
  beginning of column missing
1'. x [...]
2'. 1/2(iku@c) 1/4(iku@c) [...] i3-x [...]
3'. sza3 nig2-[en]-ka
4'. i3-[gid2]
5'. [...]
column 2
1. dub-sar
2. lugal-mas-su
3. engar-re2
4. ba-dab5
5. 2(esze3@c) 2(iku@c) GAN2 szuku
6. ur-dam
7. engar-kam
8. nigar-mud
9. [...]
column 3
1. gu2-an-sze3 7(bur3@c) 4(iku@c) GAN2 ki-duru5
2. 1(esze3@c) 1/2(iku@c) GAN2 ki-su7
3. sza3-ba i3-gid2
4. GAN2 ki-duru5
5. GAN2 uri3 ru2-a
6. [en-ig-gal]
column 4
1. nu-banda3
2. mu-gid2
3. GAN2 u2-rum
4. {d}ba-ba6
5. sa6-sa6
6. dam URU-KA-gi-na
7. lugal
8. lagasz[{ki}-ka x]

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/P221677

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 118095
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.118095
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1926-1113-44

References

  • primary: CT 50, 40

    [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 13:27:14 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
2011-10-07 at 13:10:31 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-10-09 at 16:04:39 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, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221677.
CT 50, 040 artifact entry (No. P221677). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221677 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221677 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221677},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
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LB  - CDLI:P221677
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CT 50, 040 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 040 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221677.
CT 50, 040 artifact entry (No. P221677). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221677 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 040 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221677 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221677},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221677},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P221677
LB  - CDLI:P221677
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - CT 50, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P221677
ER  -
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