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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

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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

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

Consult previous versions and their differences
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): 43.0 high × 37.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: A.1115_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-07 at 07:17:13 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-29 at 18:58:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-29 at 18:11:55 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-12-31 at 20:09:16 Heimpel, Wolfgang Atf Heimpel, Wolfgang CDLI approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:39 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, 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: April 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	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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