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BCT 2, 028 (P105269)

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.1116_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

66.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 20.0 mm

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obverse
1. 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz a2 u4 1(disz)-bi {u2}|ZI&ZI|-a gu-nigin2 3(disz)#?-ta-am3
 en: 15 male laborers, the labor of 1 day: rushes, 3(?) bales each,
2. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 4(u) [5(disz)] gu-nigin2-am3
 en: total: 765 bales,
3. [a2 u4] 1(u) 7(disz)#-bi-im#
 en: being the labor of 17 days,
4. sag-nig2-gur11-ra-kam
 en: they are the debits;
5. sza3-bi#-ta
 en: therefrom:
6. 1(gesz'u)# 2(gesz2)# 4(u) 5(disz) gu-nigin2-am3
 en: 765 bales,
7. ur-e11-e i3-dab5
 en: did Ur-e’e receive;
8. dab5?-bi? ma2-da-ga-ke4? e11
 en: ... Madaga ...,
9. iti pa5-u2-e
 en: month “pa’u’e,”
  blank space
reverse
1. mu si-mu-[ru]-um{ki} ba-hul#
 en: year “Simurrum was destroyed.”
2. x e2? {d}KA
  added on dry clay, probably erasure
  blank space
  further erasures

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 66.0 high × 40.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 28

    [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.

  • 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.1116_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 19:01:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-29 at 19:00:47 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-29 at 18:13:00 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, 028 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). September 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105269.
BCT 2, 028 artifact entry (No. P105269). (2024, September 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105269 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 028 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105269 (Accessed: April 23, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {sep 7},
	title = {BCT 2, 028 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105269},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105269},
}


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