BCT 2, 219 (P105460)

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.1384_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

39.0 mm × 39.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 6(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. sze-ba ma2-lah5 ma2-dab5-ka
3. ki giri3-ni-i3-sa6
4. kiszib3 masz-gu-la egir-a-na
5. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(asz) sze gur sze-ba ma2-lah5 sza3 mar-sa {d}nin-e2-gal-ka
6. kiszib3 da-da-a
7. 2(barig) 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sa2-du11
reverse
1. lu2 kin-gi4-a
2. 1(asz) gur mu guru7-sze3 lu2 usz#-mu sukkal
3. 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sza3-gal {ansze}kunga2
4. kiszib3 ur-{u2}gug4# szusz3
6. 1(barig) 7(disz) sila3 bar-ta gal2-la
7. szunigin 7(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
8. guru7 sag-du3-ta
9. giri3 a-da-ga u3 lu2-dingir-ra-ka
left
1. mu si-mu-ru lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam <ba>-hul

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 39.0 high × 39.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 219

    [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 from the Sagdu granary.


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  • Museum No.: A.1384_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-10-17 at 16:55:59 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:39 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:51 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI 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, 219 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105460.
BCT 2, 219 artifact entry (No. P105460). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105460
BCT 2, 219 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105460 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105460},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105460
LB  - CDLI:P105460
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - BCT 2, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105460
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 219 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105460.
BCT 2, 219 artifact entry (No. P105460). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105460
BCT 2, 219 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105460 (Accessed: March 15, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-15]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 219 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105460},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105460},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105460
LB  - CDLI:P105460
M1  - 2026/3/15/
TI  - BCT 2, 219 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105460
ER  - 
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