BCT 2, 156 (P105397)

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.1255_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

46.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. ur-sa6-ga-mu dam-gar3
2. kiszib3 ba-sa6-ga na-me
3. ki-na nu-gal2-la
4. nig2-na-me nu-u3-da-an-tuku-a
5. mu lugal-bi in-pa3
6. igi a-tu dumu nigar{gar}-ki-du10-ka-sze3
reverse
1. igi lu2-dingir-ra dumu lu5-lu5-mu-ka-sze3
2. igi ur-{d}gesztin-an-ka dumu szesz-kal-la-ka-sze3
3. igi ur-lugal lu2 inim-{d}szara2-ka-sze3
4. igi a2-nin-ga2-ta gudu4 {d}nin-usz-zu2-lum?-ka-sze3
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
left
1. sza3 e2 ki-ag2 di-ku5-ka

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): 46.0 high × 40.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 156

    [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.

    Witnessed document.

  • collation: OLZ 89, 544

    [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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  • Museum No.: A.1255_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-15 at 18:25:41 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard 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
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, 156 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105397.
BCT 2, 156 artifact entry (No. P105397). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105397 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 156 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105397 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {BCT 2, 156 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105397},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105397},
}


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