BCT 2, 011 (P105252)

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.0670_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

103.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. [...] gub-ba-am3# usz2 1(disz) gu4-gesz su-su engar#
  1 line blank
2. gi-na-mu engar nu-banda3-gu4 ur-{gesz}gigir 2(disz) ab2-mah2
3. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
4. 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
5. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
6. [1(disz)] gu4 ga
7. [gub]-ba-am3
8. [x] gu4-gesz su-su engar
  1 line blank
9. ur-{d}dumu-zi-da engar
  1 line blank
10. ki# ur-{gesz}gigir nu-banda3-gu4-ta
11. nu#-banda3-gu4 szesz-kal-la
12. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
13. 5(disz) gu4-gesz
14. 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
15. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(disz)
16. [x] ab2 mu 1(disz)
17. [...]-am3
column 2
1. usz2 1(disz) ab2 x [...] engar
2. [...] x x x
  1 line blank
3. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-e2-mah-e
4. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
5. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
6. 1(disz) ab2 mu 2(disz)
7. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
8. 1(disz) ab2 ga
9. gub-ba-am3
10. 1(disz) gu4-gesz su-su engar
11. kal-la engar
  1 line blank
12. nu-banda3-gu4 ba-[...]
13. 3(disz) ab2 [...]
14. 4(disz) gu4 [...]
15. 1(disz) ab2 [...]
16. 1(disz) [...]
17. 1(disz) [...]
18. 1(disz) gu4 [...]
19. gub-ba-[am3]
20. usz2 1(disz) gu4-gesz [...]
21. usz2 1(disz) gu4 mu [...]
reverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. nu-banda3-[gu4 ...]
2'. 5(disz) gu4 [...]
3'. 2(disz) ab2 [...]
4'. 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
5'. 2(disz) gu4 ga
6'. gub-ba-am3
7'. usz2 1(disz) ab2-mah2 su-su engar#
8'. usz2 1(disz) ab2-mah2
9'. lugal-amar-ku3 engar
  1 line blank
10'. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-nesag-e
11'. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
12'. 3(disz) gu4-gesz
13'. 1(disz) ab2 mu 3(disz)
14'. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
15'. 2(disz) gu4 mu 1(disz)
16'. 1(disz) ab2 ga
17'. 1(disz) gu4-gesz su-ga za3#! nu-szu2
18'. gub-ba-am3
19'. 1(disz) ab2-mah2#
20'. 1(disz) gu4-gesz
21'. ri-ri-ga-am3
22'. nig2-du7-pa-e3# [engar]
column 2
1. [...]
2. [...] x
3. [x] dur3-gesz
4. [x] eme3 mu 1(disz)
5. 1(disz) dur3 ga
6. gub-ba-am3
7. usz2 1(disz) eme3-mah2 su-ga engar
8. lu2-{d}utu engar dumu gu-u2-gu-a
  1 line blank
9. nu-banda3-gu4 i7-pa-e3
10. 2(disz) ab2-mah2
11. 4(disz) gu4-gesz
12. 1(disz) ab2 mu 1(disz)
13. 1(disz) gu4 ga
14. gub-ba-am3
15. usz2 1(disz) gu4-gesz su-su engar
16. 1(disz) ab2-mah2
17. 1(disz) gu4 mu 3(disz)
18. ri-ri-ga#-am3
19. lugal-gu4#?-sza engar
20. nu-banda3-gu4 lugal-ku3-zu
  blank space
21. gurum2 ak gu4-{gesz}apin [a]-sza3 uku2-nu-ti
22. iti szu-numun-na
23. mu# en eridu{ki} ba-hun

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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): 103.0 high × 69.0 wide × 27.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 2, 11

    [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.

    Record of cattle inspected.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.0670_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
  • Stratigraphic Level:
  • Excavation No:
  • Findspot Square:
  • Findspot Comments:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.08.06.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:24:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:27 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:44 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, 011 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105252.
BCT 2, 011 artifact entry (No. P105252). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105252
BCT 2, 011 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105252 (Accessed: May 30, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-30]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 011 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105252},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105252},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105252
LB  - CDLI:P105252
M1  - 2025/5/30/
TI  - BCT 2, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105252
ER  -
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