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CT 50, 048 (P221685)

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

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Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 129091

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)

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Measurements

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tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) sze gur amar-{d}tir
2. 2(barig@c) engar-zi
3. 2(barig@c) e2-gesz-gid2#?-du10-ge6
4. 2(barig@c) mes-ul-nu2
5. 2(barig@c) e2-bi-ur2-du10
6. 2(barig@c) uruda-za3-bar!?
7. 2(barig@c) nar#?
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) ul-la-la
2. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}ildu3
3. KA-x-x
4. 2(barig@c) masz
5. 2(barig@c) ki-ag2
6. 2(barig@c) lugal-an-DU
7. 2(barig@c) ur-sag-kam?
8. 2(barig@c) i-da-tum-ni
column 3
1. 2(barig@c) me-szesz-szesz
2. e2-a-a
3. 2(barig@c) du-du
4. 3(asz@c) ku3 gin2
5. 8(asz@c) sze gur sag-gal2
6. ag2-ga2
  blank space
column 4
1. 1(asz@c) ku3 gin2 lugal-szu12-du10
2. 1(asz@c) gin2 ur-en-nun
3. 1(asz@c) AK
4. de6-a
5. 2(barig@c) me-szesz-szesz
6. 2(barig@c) e2-iri-nu?-da
7. 2(barig@c) ma-ni-HA-A
column 5
1. 2(barig@c) ba-lul
2. 2(barig@c) iri-na-bi-bad3
3. 2(barig@c) sag-AN-tuku
4. 2(barig@c) gesz-GUL-nu-ti
5. 2(barig@c) ki-ni-mu-zu
6. 2(barig@c) e-ga-ni
reverse
column 1
1. 2(barig@c) si-a
2. 1(asz@c) inim-utu-zi ugula
3. 2(barig@c) mah?-la-tur
4. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}en-ki
5. kar-du3
6. 2(barig@c) ur-{d}ildu3
7. 2(barig@c) e2-sza3-bi-du10
column 2
1. 2(barig@c) e2-a-a
2. 2(barig@c) lugal-{gesz}gesztu-su3
  rest blank

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)
Consult word list of Old Akkadian (ca. 2340-2200 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
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  • Join Information:
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  • primary: CT 50, 48

    [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 129091
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Provenience Comments:

    (A)

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:10:32 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
2017-03-04 at 12:48:01 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2017-03-04 at 12:42:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2015-05-22 at 04:36:42 Foxvog, Daniel A. Atf Foxvog, Daniel A. 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, 048 Artifact Entry.” (2003) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P221685.
CT 50, 048 artifact entry (No. P221685). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P221685 (Original work published 2003)
CT 50, 048 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P221685 (Accessed: April 20, 2025).
@misc{2023CT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-20]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 50, 048 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P221685},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P221685},
}


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