BCT 2, 141 (P105382)

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.1221_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

88.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 2(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) kasz dida zi-gi4 duh-hu-um-ma
2. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) ninda u3-duh-hu-um-ma
3. 1(asz) ninda ha-mar-ma-szum# zi3-gu lugal# gur
4. 2(barig) igi-sag szum2 GAZ
5. 1(barig) igi-sag szum2 sikil
6. 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun
7. 5(disz) sila3 ga-gazi
8. 1(barig) ga-sze-a
9. 4(disz) ir7{muszen} 1(u) 5(disz) tu#-[gur4{muszen}]
10. 1(u) 2(disz) {gi}pisan hal [x] kusz! si-ga
reverse
1. 1/3(disz) ma-na# [...]
2. 1/2(disz) sila3 SZE [...]
3. 1(u) {gi}kaskal# [...]
4. 2(disz) {gi}x [...]
5. 1/3(disz) x [...]
6. 1/2(disz) [...]
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7. nig2-x-[...]
8. ki {d}szara2#-kam-ta
9. kiszib3 ensi2-ka#
10. mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 bad3 mar-tu mu-ri-iq-ti-IB-ni-im mu-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. a-a-kal-la
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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): 88.0 high × 49.0 wide × 21.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • primary: BCT 2, 141

    [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.

    Foodstuffs and baskets from Sara-kam.


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1221_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.05.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-11-16 at 03:37:21 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:49 CDLI Atf CDLI 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 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 141 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105382.
BCT 2, 141 artifact entry (No. P105382). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105382
BCT 2, 141 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105382 (Accessed: April 16, 2024).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 141 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105382},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105382},
}

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