BCT 2, 078 (P105319)

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.1087_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

44.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 17.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) gin2 ku3-babbar
2. a2 bala-a mu-kux(DU)
3. ki engar-gesz-i3-ke4-ne-ta
4. gu-du-du
5. szu ba-ti
reverse
1. iti {d}dumu-zi
2. mu ma-da za-ab-sza-li{ki} ba-hul

Consult previous versions and their differences
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): 44.0 high × 40.0 wide × 17.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 78

    [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.

    Gududu received silver from the sesame farmers.

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  • Museum No.: A.1087_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.07.12.00
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-03-09 at 12:32:19 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Gacia, Veronika; Sallaberger, Walther Vegetable Oils and Animal Fats in Early Urban Societies of Syro-Mesopotamia Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:17 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:32 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:46 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, 078 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). March 9, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105319.
BCT 2, 078 artifact entry (No. P105319). (2023, March 9). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105319 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 078 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105319 (Accessed: July 5, 2025).
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	year = {2023},
	month = {mar 9},
	title = {BCT 2, 078 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105319},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105319},
}


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