BCT 2, 243 (P105483)

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.1447_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

86.0 mm × 50.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [n lu2?]-ma2-gu#-[la?]
2. [n] sze szuku-ra du-u2-du
3. [n] sze-ba a-na-lu2 zi-gum2
4. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ur-{d}bil3 unu3
5. 5(ban2) dumu ur-{d}utu gab2-us2
6. 1(barig) 2(ban2) geme2 kikken-na {d}amar-{d}suen
7. 3(ban2) giri3-se3#-ga {d}en-ki#
8. 3(ban2) {d}inanna-zi-mu geme2 kikken-na {d}szul-gi-ra
9. 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 a-ha-ti
10. 3(ban2) nin-bar-ra
11. 3(ban2) lu2-iri-bar-ra
12. giri3-se3-ga zi-gu5-um-ma-me
13. 3(ban2) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da zabala3{ki}
reverse
1. 3(ban2) geme2-{gesz}gigir
2. ki ur-{d}nin-tu
3. 3(barig) lu2-giri17-zal sipa szah2
4. 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i-din-{d}iszkur
5. 4(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-ur4-ra
6. 1(barig) ur-e2-mah
7. bahar3-me
8. 3(ban2) ur-{d}nin-PA
9. 3(ban2) lu2-ur4-sza3-ga
10. 3(ban2) ur-{d}szu-kal
11. ki na-ba
12. 3(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze-ba gur a-bala ki-sur-ra iti 6(disz)-kam
13. 2(barig) sze-ba a-bala iti min-esz3 ki ur-mes#
  blank space
14. szunigin# 7(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
15. [ki-su7] a#-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra-ta#
16. [x] x U2# [x]
17. [...]
left
  (marginal notes)

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): 86.0 high × 50.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 243

    [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 account.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1447_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-09-26 at 06:42:42 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2020-09-26 at 06:42:25 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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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 243 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105483.
BCT 2, 243 artifact entry (No. P105483). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105483
BCT 2, 243 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105483 (Accessed: April 19, 2024).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-19]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 243 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105483},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105483},
}


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