BCT 2, 007 (P105248)

Administrative tablet excavated in Umma (mod. Tell Jokha), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

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Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.0657_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

54.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) ab2 mah2 3(disz) gu4 gesz
2. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz) 1(disz) ab2 ga
3. 1(disz) gu4 ga gub-ba-am3
4. usz2 1(disz) gu4 gesz su-su engar
5. usz2 1(disz) gu4 gesz ki kas4-ta
6. 1(disz) gu4 gesz sze-ta sa10-sa10
7. ki ARAD2-ta
8. pesz2-ASZ engar
9. [x?] da#?-du-mu
10. [n ab2] mah2# 1(disz) gu4 gesz
11. [n gu4] mu# 2(asz) 4(u) 1(disz) gu4 mu 1(asz)
reverse
1. gub#-ba-am3
2. n gu4 e2-gu4-sze3 kas4 i3-dab5
3. 1(u) 1(disz) gu4 gesz su-su engar
4. 1(disz) ab2 mah2 2(disz) gu4 gesz
5. ri-ri-ga-am3
6. libir-am3 2(disz) gu4 gesz ki kas4-ta
7. 1(disz) gu4 gesz sze-ta sa10-sa10
8. ki ARAD2-ta
9. ur-saga-mu engar ugula i7-pa-e3
10. 2(disz) ab2 mah2 1(disz) gu4 gesz kas4 i3-dab5
11. lugal-nesag-e engar
12. 4(disz) eme6 mah2 2(disz) dur3 gesz
13. 1(disz) dur3 mu 3(asz) 2(disz) dur3 ga
14. gub-ba-am3
15. 1(disz) eme6 mah2 1(disz) dur3 gesz
16. kas4 i3-dab5
17. 1(u) 1(disz) eme6 mu 1(asz) ki kas4-ta
18. 1(disz) dur3 gesz sze-ta sa10-sa10#
left
1. ki ARAD2-ta ma-gar3-NE-na# [... i3-dab5]
2. ugula lugal-nesag-e
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3. mu {d}amar#-[{d}suen lugal-e] ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul#

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 54.0 high × 40.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 7

    [Watson1993BCT2] Watson, Philip J. 1993. Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. 2: Neo-Sumerian Texts from Umma and Other Sites. Warminster: Aris & Phillips.

    Record of cattle and asses.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.0657_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-11-16 at 01:51:51 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:44 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 007 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105248.
BCT 2, 007 artifact entry (No. P105248). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105248
BCT 2, 007 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105248 (Accessed: April 26, 2024).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 007 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105248},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105248},
}


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