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BCT 2, 068 (P105309)

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.1160_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (messenger text)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 14.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda
2. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga
3. 1(disz) sa szum2
4. bi2-du11-i3-sa6 sukkal
5. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
6. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
7. 1(disz) sa szum2
8. inim-{d}utu gaba-ta
9. 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda
reverse
1. [2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz)] gin2# naga
2. 1(disz) [sa] szum2
3. be!?-li2-ur-sag KA#-[us2-sa2]
4. 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 [ninda]
5. 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga#
6. 1(disz) sa szum2#
7. al#-la-mu KA-us2-[sa2]
8. [szunigin] 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 1(ban2) [ninda]
9. [szunigin] 8(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 8(disz) gin2 [naga]
10. szunigin 4(disz) sa szum2
11. u4 5(disz)-kam iti# szu#-numun#
12. mu [...] ba#-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): 35.0 high × 31.0 wide × 14.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 68

    [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.

    Messenger text.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1160_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-10-19 at 10:01:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-09-04 at 01:01:51 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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, 068 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105309.
BCT 2, 068 artifact entry (No. P105309). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105309
BCT 2, 068 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105309 (Accessed: April 23, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 068 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105309},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105309},
}


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