BCT 2, 042 (P105283)

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.1228_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

56.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 7(disz) [...]-mu
2. 1(u) 6(disz) [...]-{d}szara2 [...]-ga
3. 9(disz) ugula e2#-gal-e-si
4. 2(disz) ugula lugal-iti-da
5. 1(disz) ugula szesz-kal-la dumu a-ri2-bi
6. 2(disz) ugula ur-{d}dumu-zi-da
7. 1(disz) ugula lu2-du10-ga
8. 1(disz) ugula {d}szara2-a-mu
reverse
  blank space
1. gurum2# ak u4 5(disz)-kam
2. sza3 gar-sza-na{ki}
3. iti {d}dumu-zi
4. mu ma2-gur8-mah ba-dim2
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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): 56.0 high × 45.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 42

    [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 inspected in Garsana.

  • history: CUSAS 3, 1451

    [Owen2007CUSAS3] Owen, David I., and Rudolf H. Mayr. 2007. The Garšana Archives. Cornell University Studies in Assyriology and Sumerology (CUSAS), Volume 3. Bethesda, Maryland: CDL Press.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1228_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.08.12.05
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:24:14 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:30 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:42 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, 042 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105283.
BCT 2, 042 artifact entry (No. P105283). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105283
BCT 2, 042 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105283 (Accessed: June 28, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-06-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 042 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105283},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105283},
}


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