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BCT 2, 155 (P105396)

Administrative tag 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.1254_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

35.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 19.0 mm

object bulla
obverse
1. im e2-tum
2. a-sza3-ta e11-da?
3. a-sza3 me-en-kar2
4. giri3 lu2-du10-ga
reverse
1. u3 ur-abzu
  blank space
2. mu hu-uh2-nu-ri{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: Tag Artifact type comments:

    single string

  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 40.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • Artifact comments:

    single string

  • primary: BCT 2, 155

    [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.

    Bulla.

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  • Museum No.: A.1254_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.07.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-04-21 at 11:10:15 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:20 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:36 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:52:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:50 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, 155 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105396.
BCT 2, 155 artifact entry (No. P105396). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105396
BCT 2, 155 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105396 (Accessed: April 23, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 155 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105396},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105396},
}


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PY  - 2001
ID  - P105396
LB  - CDLI:P105396
M1  - 2025/4/23/
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