BCT 2, 208 (P105449)

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.1411_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

83.0 mm × 52.0 mm × 26.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) [...]
2. dumu KU#-[...]
3. 1(barig) UN lu2 [...]
4. ma2-gin2 [...]
5. 1(barig) 4(ban2)#? x-nam#?-[...]
6. szu 4(ban2) [...]-lugal
7. szu 4(ban2) [x?]-{d}szara2-ta
8. szu 4(ban2) igi-{d}szara2-[sze3]
9. szu 4(ban2) e2-ur2#-[...]
10. 1(barig) x ur-{d}EN-[x]
11. 1(barig) 4(ban2)# {d}szara2-mu
12. szu 4(ban2) ur-{gesz}gigir x
13. 1(barig) 4(ban2)# lugal-ha-ma-[ti]
14. 1(barig) 4(ban2)# lu2-{d}suen#
15. szu# 3(ban2) ur-{d}suen dumu geme2#-[x]
reverse
1. szu 4(ban2) a-gu-gu x
2. szu 4(ban2) a-gu-gu i3-du8
3. UN-ga6-me
  blank space
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4. lu2-mar-sa-me
5. ki lugal-e-ba-an-sa6#-[ta?]
6. lu2-sa6-i3-zu [...]
7. iti e2-iti-6(disz)-ta u4 [x] ba-ra-zal-la#
8. mu# si#?-ma#?-num2#? [...]
seal 1
1. lu2#-sa6#-i3#-zu#
2. dub-[sar]
3. [dumu a-kal-la]

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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): 83.0 high × 52.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • Join Information:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 2, 208

    [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.

    Ration rates for workers - Lusa took delivery from Lugal-ebansa.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1411_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.03.08.00 ?
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-08-20 at 06:22:58 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 003006 (composite) (P455716) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 208 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105449.
BCT 2, 208 artifact entry (No. P105449). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105449
BCT 2, 208 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105449 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 208 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105449},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105449},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105449
LB  - CDLI:P105449
M1  - 2024/4/25/
TI  - BCT 2, 208 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105449
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