BCT 2, 027 (P105268)

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.1115_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

43.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz
 en: 15 male laborers,
2. a2 u4 1(disz)-bi gu-nigin2 4(u) 5(disz)-am3
 en: the labor of 1 day: 45 bales,
3. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) gu-nigin2-am3
 en: total: 765 bales,
4. a2 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-bi-im
 en: being the labor of 17 days,
  calculation: 765 bales ÷ (15 workers × 3 bales per worker-day =) 45 = 17 days
5. ur-e11-e i3-dab5
 en: did Ur-e’e receive;
  blank space
reverse
1. iti pa5-u2-e
 en: month “pa’u’e,”
2. mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul
 en: year “Simurrum was destroyed.”
  blank space

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/P105268

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 43.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 17.0 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.1115_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034976

References

  • primary: BCT 2, 27

    [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.

    Ur-e'e took in charge workmen making bales.

  • history: JCS 61 (pp. 25-61), 045

    [Heimpel2009JCS61] Heimpel, Wolfgang. 2009. “The Location of Madga.” Journal of Cuneiform Studies 61 (1): 25–61. https://doi.org/10.1086/jcs25608632.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-07 at 07:17:13 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-29 at 18:58:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-07-29 at 18:11:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-12-31 at 20:09:16 Heimpel, Wolfgang Transliteration Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:45 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, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105268.
BCT 2, 027 artifact entry (No. P105268). (2024, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105268 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105268 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {BCT 2, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105268},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 027 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105268.
BCT 2, 027 artifact entry (No. P105268). (2024, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105268 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 027 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105268 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {BCT 2, 027 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105268},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105268},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/9/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105268
LB  - CDLI:P105268
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BCT 2, 027 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105268
ER  -
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