CT 50, 047 (P221684)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 114362

Period

Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative [identification uncertain]

Language(s)

-

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(asz@c) ku3 udu siki-ka gin2
2. ur-{d}szara2 dub-sar-e ba-de6
3. 1(u@c) ku3 gin2 amar-ig-gal-ra szesz-ne2 e-na-la2
4. 6(asz@c) ku3 gin2 1(asz@c) ib2-ba-du3 gu gid2 1(asz@c) gada bar-dul5
5. tir-ku3 ugula a-sa3-bum2-ma-ke4 lu2-hun-ga2 ba-de6
6. 1/3(disz@c) ma-na mu 2(disz@t)-kam
7. ildu3 szu ba-ti
8. 3(asz@c) ku3 ma2!(SI)-gid2!-da-ke4
reverse
1. gesz-sza3 dub-sar-e# ba-de6
2. 2(asz@c) gin2 e2-DU engar
3. 3(asz@c) 1/2(disz@c) gin2 lu2-hun-ga2 SIG7-ke4 ba-de6
4. 2(asz@c) gin2 lugal-ildu3-e
  rest blank

Text content

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

Chronology

Period Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P221684

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
(A)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 114362
Accession Number

External resources

References

  • primary: CT 50, 47

    [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.

  • history: Finkel & Taylor, Cuneiform, Fig. 3

    [FinkelTaylor2015] Finkel, Irving L., and Jonathan Taylor. 2015. Cuneiform. British Museum.

  • history: Reading the Past, 025

    [Walker1990ReadingthePast] Walker, Christopher B. F. 1990. “Cuneiform.” Reading the Past: Ancient Writing from Cuneiform to the Alphabet.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:08:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-03 at 12:59:20 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-06-01 at 15:52:37 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2023-08-19 at 13:39:11 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
2020-09-12 at 07:15:50 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-05-22 at 04:36:29 Foxvog, Daniel A. Transliteration Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221684.
CT 50, 047 artifact entry (No. P221684). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221684 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221684 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221684},
}

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Cite this Artifact

“CT 50, 047 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P221684.
CT 50, 047 artifact entry (No. P221684). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221684 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 047 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221684 (Accessed: October 10, 2026).
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	month = {jul 7},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221684},
}

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