BCT 2, 024 (P105265)

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.1231_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

82.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 6(disz) gurusz ugula lu2-kal-la#
2. 1(u) 4(disz) a-da-lal3
3. 1(u) 2(disz) in-sa6#-sa6#
4. 1(u) 2(disz) ze2-na
5. 1(u) 2(disz) ur-mes
6. 8(disz) szesz-kal-la
7. 1(u) e2-ki
8. [n] 2(disz)? lu2-{d}nin-szubur
9. 8(disz) da-da
10. u4 2(disz)-sze3 KA-e3-ka sze-a si-ga
11. u4 5(disz)-sze3 KA-e3-ta kar-lugal-sze3 ma2-gid2-da
12. u4 4(disz)-sze3 sze bala-a u2 SIG7-a
13. [...]-x-ra#
14. [...]
reverse
1. [...]
2. x x [...]
3. 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) [n-sze3]
4. ugula ur-{d}szara2
5. ma2 gid2-da sze ma2-a si-ga
6. KA-e3-ta kar lugal-sze3
7. giri3 lu2-giri17-zal
  blank space
  seal impression
8. iti <sze>-kar-ra-gal2-la u3 iti nesag
9. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-da-gan ba-du3
10. mu us2-sa-a-bi
seal 1
1. ur-{d}li9-si4
2. ensi2 umma[{ki}]
3. [...] x
  (rest illegible)

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): 82.0 high × 45.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    seal identified by Mayr

  • Artifact comments:


  • primary: BCT 2, 24

    [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.

    Workmen for various tasks gìr Lu-kirizal.


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1231_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.03.00, Šulgi.41.04.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-19 at 10:01:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-09-04 at 01:01:51 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 005116 (composite) (P457826) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 024 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105265.
BCT 2, 024 artifact entry (No. P105265). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105265
BCT 2, 024 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105265 (Accessed: March 28, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-03-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 024 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105265},
}

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