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BCT 2, 158 (P105399)

Letter 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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Text / annotations

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Chemical Data

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Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1682_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. ur-am3-ma-ra
2. u3-na-a-du11
3. [...] gi-zi
4. [...] dumu
5. [...]
reverse
1. [...]-na AB
2. x-a du11-ga
3. ha-mu-na-ab-szum2-mu
4. he2-ma-ra-ab-e11-de3

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)

Collections

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 47.0 high × 44.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
Artifact Preservation:
Condition Description:
Join Information:
Seal no.:
Seal information:
Artifact comments:

Text Information

Genre(s): Letter
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: BCT 2, 158

[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.

Letter order.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: A.1682_1982
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Elevation:
Stratigraphic Level:
Excavation No:
Findspot Square:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Date Comments:
Accounting Period:

Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Reviewer	Status
2011-07-22 at 13:24:20	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2011-05-02 at 14:08:36	Englund, Robert K.	Transliteration	Englund, Robert K.	CDLI	Approved
2006-10-12 at 12:16:50	CDLI	Transliteration	CDLI	CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI	CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035107) (035107)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 158 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105399.

BCT 2, 158 artifact entry (No. P105399). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105399

BCT 2, 158 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105399 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105399},
}

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 158 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105399.

BCT 2, 158 artifact entry (No. P105399). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105399

BCT 2, 158 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105399 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 158 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105399},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105399},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105399
LB  - CDLI:P105399
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BCT 2, 158 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105399
ER  -