BCT 2, 040 (P105281)

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.1128_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

46.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
2. ki-su7-ra kam-sal4-la gub-ba
3. nu-banda3-gu4 ur-e2-nun-na
4. kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra
reverse
  blank space
1. [mu {d}]szu-{d}suen lugal#-e na-ru2-a-mah mu-du3
seal 1
1. lu2-dingir-ra
2. dub-sar
3. dumu ha#-ba-lu5-ge2

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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): 46.0 high × 46.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 2, 40

    [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.

    Workmen stationed at a threshing floor - seal of Lu-dingirra.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1128_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2014-09-15 at 07:40:03 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2013-06-14 at 09:47:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:14 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 09:51:41 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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 002760 (composite) (P455470) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.09.11.00, Šū-Suen.08.08.00

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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105281.
BCT 2, 040 artifact entry (No. P105281). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105281
BCT 2, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105281 (Accessed: October 6, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105281},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105281
LB  - CDLI:P105281
M1  - 2025/10/6/
TI  - BCT 2, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105281
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 040 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105281.
BCT 2, 040 artifact entry (No. P105281). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105281
BCT 2, 040 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105281 (Accessed: October 6, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-10-06]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 040 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105281},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105281},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105281
LB  - CDLI:P105281
M1  - 2025/10/6/
TI  - BCT 2, 040 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105281
ER  -
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