BCT 2, 060 (P105301)

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.1144_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

118.0 mm × 62.0 mm × 28.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2)# 3(disz)#? [...]
2. a2# lu2# [...]
3. x KA x [...]
4. a2#-bi u4 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2)#
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5. sag#-nig2-gur11-kam
6. [sza3]-bi-ta
7. 2(gesz'u) szar gi zix(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta#
8. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2)
9. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) sar gi zix(SIG7)-a 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
10. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2)
11. 3(gesz'u) sar gi zix(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta
12. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2)
13. 1(gesz'u) 4(u) 8(disz) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta
14. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz)
15. 6(gesz2) sar {u2}uku2 zix(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta
16. a2#-bi u4 3(u) 6(disz)
17. [6(gesz2)] sar# {u2}hirinx(KWU318)-na zix(SIG7) 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
18. [a2-bi] u4 3(u)
reverse
1. 2(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-ra2 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 2(u)
3. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3
4. ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga
5. a-sza3-ge kin ak
6. a-sza3# a-ba-gal u3 a-sza3 uku2-nu-ti
7. kiszib3 ur-e2-mah dumu da-da
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8. [...] AN#
9. [n] 8(disz) gurusz# u4 1(disz)-sze3
10. [...] ak szuku ensi2-ka
11. [ur]-am3#-ma dumu lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
12. mu# {d}szu-{d}suen lugal-e bad3 mar-tu mu-du3

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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): 118.0 high × 62.0 wide × 28.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 60

    [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.

    Double entry account of work done in fields - seal of Ur-emah.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1144_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-11-16 at 01:54:43 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:55:38 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:31 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, 060 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105301.
BCT 2, 060 artifact entry (No. P105301). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105301
BCT 2, 060 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105301 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 060 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105301},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105301},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2001
ID  - P105301
LB  - CDLI:P105301
M1  - 2025/4/29/
TI  - BCT 2, 060 artifact entry
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