BCT 2, 089 (P105330)

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.1098_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

76.0 mm × 46.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 uruda
2. sag na4-bi
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na 9(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
5. bi2-gu7-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
6. su-gan-bi 1(u) 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2
7. la2-ia3 1(u) 7(disz) gin2
8. ha-lu5-lu5
9. 2(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
10. sag na4-bi 1(u) 8(disz) gin2
11. sza3-bi-ta
12. 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na 1(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
13. bi2-gu7-bi 1(disz) ma-na 1(u) 8(disz) gin2
14. su-gan-bi 1(u) 3(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
15. la2-ia3 1/2(disz) ma-na 5(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2
16. szesz-a-ni
reverse
1. 2(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2
2. sag na4-bi 1(u) 8(disz) gin2
3. sza3-bi-ta
4. 2(u) 6(disz) ma-na# [x] gin2#
5. bi2-gu7-[bi n ma-na] 1(u) 8(disz) gin2
6. su-gan-bi# [n] gin2#
7. la2-ia3 1/3(disz) [ma-na n] 1/2(disz) gin2
8. ur-nigar#{gar}
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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): 76.0 high × 46.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 89

    [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 copper.

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  • Museum No.: A.1098_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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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 01:05:27 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, 089 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105330.
BCT 2, 089 artifact entry (No. P105330). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105330
BCT 2, 089 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105330 (Accessed: May 9, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-05-09]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 089 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105330},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105330},
}


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