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

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

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105465

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 75.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 23.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.1370_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035173

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-10-26 at 09:50:08 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand CDLI Approved View
2016-11-08 at 16:19:46 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:51 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 224 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105465.
BCT 2, 224 artifact entry (No. P105465). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105465
BCT 2, 224 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105465 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105465},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105465},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 224 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105465.
BCT 2, 224 artifact entry (No. P105465). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105465
BCT 2, 224 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105465 (Accessed: April 22, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 224 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105465},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105465},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105465
LB  - CDLI:P105465
M1  - 2026/4/22/
TI  - BCT 2, 224 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105465
ER  -
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