BCT 2, 099 (P105340)

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.1110_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

58.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. [n] {gi}pisan#? [...]
2. n pisan x
3. 2(disz) {gi}pisan x
4. 1(u) {gi}gur-nag
5. 2(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim zi3#-gu#
6. 2(disz) {gi}ma-an-sim nig2-ar3-ra
7. 4(disz) {gi}su7#-su7#
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) {gi}gur dub 1(barig)-ta
2. 4(disz) {gi}kid szer7-ru-um
3. ki-la2-bi 1/3(disz) sar
4. e2-mun-gazi-sze3
5. lugal-nig2-lagar-e
6. szu ba-ti
7. kiszib3 ur-{d}szul#-[...]
8. mu szu-{d}suen# [lugal ...]
seal 1
  illegible

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): 58.0 high × 44.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • Seal information:

    illegible

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 2, 99

    [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.

    Lugal-niba'e received reed items.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1110_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.00.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 099 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105340.
BCT 2, 099 artifact entry (No. P105340). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105340
BCT 2, 099 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105340 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 099 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105340},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105340},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105340
LB  - CDLI:P105340
M1  - 2025/4/29/
TI  - BCT 2, 099 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105340
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