BCT 2, 131 (P105372)

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.1227_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

81.0 mm × 48.0 mm × 25.0 mm

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 81.0 high × 48.0 wide × 25.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 131

    [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.

    Bitumen for caulking boats.


  • citation: OLZ 89

    [Sallaberger1994OLZ89] Sallaberger, Walther. 1994. “Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum. 2: Neo-Sumerian Texts from Umma and Other Sites, by P. Watson (Book Review).” Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 89: 538–46.

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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-15 at 18:25:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105372.
BCT 2, 131 artifact entry (No. P105372). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105372 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 131 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105372 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).
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	title = {BCT 2, 131 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105372},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 131 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105372.
BCT 2, 131 artifact entry (No. P105372). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105372 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 131 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105372 (Accessed: February 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-02-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {BCT 2, 131 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105372},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105372},
}

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PY  - 2024
ID  - P105372
LB  - CDLI:P105372
M1  - 2026/2/24/
TI  - BCT 2, 131 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105372
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