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BCT 2, 023 (P105264)

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.0660_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

36.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) masz2#
2. lugal-uszur4?
3. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
4. a-du-mu
5. 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2
6. lugal-nesag-e ugula kuruszda?
7. 1(disz) masz2 ur-ama-na gudu4 {d}nin-ur4-ra# x
reverse
1. 1(disz) udu lugal-nesag-e x x
2. [n] udu# {d}x-x-a-mu
  double ruling
3. [...] 1(u) 5(disz) masz2
4. [...] udu# masz2 hi-a
5. kiszib3 za-x-ku3-ga-ni
6. giri3 ab-ba#-gi-na
7. iti sze-kar-ra-gal2 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam

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#new_text=P105264 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 2(disz) 2(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 masz2 masz[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 lugal-uszur4 Lugaluszur[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 5 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 7 masz2 masz[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 a-du-mu Adumu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 9 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 10 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 12 masz2 masz[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 lugal-nesag-e Lugalnesage[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 ugula ugula[overseer] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 kuruszda kuruszda[animal_fattener] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 16 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 17 masz2 masz[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 ur-ama-na Uramana[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 gudu4 gudug[priest] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 20 {d}nin-ur4-ra Ninura[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 21 x _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 22 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 23 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 lugal-nesag-e Lugalnesage[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 x _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 x _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 27 n _(_)[_] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 28 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 29 {d}x-x-a-mu _[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 30 ... _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 32 5(disz) 5(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 33 masz2 masz[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 34 ... _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 35 udu udu[sheep] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 36 masz2 masz[goat] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 hi-a hi[mix] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 38 kiszib3 kiszib[seal] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 za-x-ku3-ga-ni _[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 40 giri3 giri[foot] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 41 ab-ba-gi-na Abbagina[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 42 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 sze-kar-ra-gal2 Szekaragala[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 44 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 2(u) 2(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 46 1(disz)-kam 1(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 36.0 high × 31.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 23

    [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.

    Sheep and goats gir Abbagina.

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  • Museum No.: A.0660_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:08 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
2006-10-12 at 12:16:45 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, 023 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105264.
BCT 2, 023 artifact entry (No. P105264). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105264
BCT 2, 023 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105264 (Accessed: April 23, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 023 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105264},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105264},
}


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