BCT 2, 193 (P105434)

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.1413_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

40.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 15.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(asz) sze gur
2. sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
3. ki-su7 gu-la a-sza3 la2-mah-ta
4. ki ka-guru7-ta
reverse
1. kiszib3 ad-da-kal-la
  blank space
2. [iti] nesag
3. [mu] us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul
seal 1
  (legend broken)

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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): 40.0 high × 39.0 wide × 15.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Seal information:

    seal association uncertain

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 2, 193

    [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.

    Barley as fodder for asses from the granary chief.

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  • Museum No.: A.1413_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.04.04.00 (us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-06-12 at 11:19:36 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Pagé-Perron, Émilie Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:22 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:52:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:50 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 001934 (composite) (P454644) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 193 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105434.
BCT 2, 193 artifact entry (No. P105434). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105434 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 193 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105434 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2023BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {BCT 2, 193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105434},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105434
LB  - CDLI:P105434
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - BCT 2, 193 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 193 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). June 12, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P105434.
BCT 2, 193 artifact entry (No. P105434). (2023, June 12). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105434 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 193 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105434 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2023BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {jun 12},
	title = {BCT 2, 193 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105434},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105434},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/6/12/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P105434
LB  - CDLI:P105434
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - BCT 2, 193 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105434
ER  -
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