BCT 2, 224 (P105465)

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.1370_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

75.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(barig) sze-ba lugal
2. lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
  blank space
  erasure
3. 1(barig) ur-{d}asznan
4. 1(barig) e2-szu-kad5?-e
5. 1(barig) en-ga-gu7
6. giri3-se3-ga ma-ar-sa-me
7. ki si-gar-lagar-e
8. 1(barig) gurum2-gal unu3
9. 1(barig) ur-{d}asznan
10. 1(barig)# lugal#-iti-da
11. [...]-kal#-la dumu-ni
reverse
1. SIG7#?-a-me
2. giri3#-se3-ga {gesz}kiri6-me
3. 1(barig) {d}nin-ur4-ra-da i3-gub-ba
4. 3(ban2) e2-zi-mu# ga-IL2
5. ARAD-me
6. 3(ban2) nin-a-ni-sa6
7. 3(ban2) geme2-an-du-ni-du
8. 3(ban2) geme2-{dug}szim
9. 3(ban2) nin-{d}lamma
10. 3(ban2) geme2 ur4-sza3#-ga
11. libir-me#
12. 3(ban2) nin-ur2-a-ba-gin7 a-ri-a
13. igi-sa6-sa6
14. giri3-se-ga {d}nin-ur4-ra
15. szunigin sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur
16. iti szu-numun
left
1. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun-ga2

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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): 75.0 high × 46.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 224

    [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.

    Barley rations for personnel.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1370_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.06.00 (us2 year)
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-26 at 09:50:08 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Lafont, Bertrand CDLI approved View
2016-11-08 at 16:19:46 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:39 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:51 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, 224 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105465.
BCT 2, 224 artifact entry (No. P105465). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105465
BCT 2, 224 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105465 (Accessed: April 25, 2024).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-25]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105465},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105465},
}


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