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

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

Text

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

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105252

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 103.0 mm × 69.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.0670_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034960

References

  • 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.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:24:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:27 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:44 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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 4, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	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  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - BCT 2, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105252
ER  -

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 4, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-04]},
	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  - 2026/5/4/
TI  - BCT 2, 011 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105252
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.