BCT 2, 232 (P105472)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1644_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

95.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 29.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x sze-ba [...]
2'. [...] x sze-ba za3#?-mu
3'. [...] sza3#-gal {ansze}kunga2#
4'. [...] sa2#-du11 {d}inanna#
5'. szunigin 4(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
6'. sze numun# [sza3]-gal ki-su7!-ra# sahar-u2-u2-ta
7'. [n] 1(asz)# 4(barig) gur sa2-du11 {d}[...]
8'. [n] 2(barig) gur sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
9'. 2(u) 4(barig) gur? sze ur5-ra
  blank space
10'. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) sze gur
11'. sze ur5-ra e2-duru5 sahar-u2#-u2#
12'. e2 lugal-{gesz}kiri6# x
13'. 2(u) 5(asz) gur a2 lu2# hun-ga2#
14'. 3(asz) [n] 2(barig) gur#? sze ur5-ra#
  rest broken
column 2
1. [n] gur mu s,e-la-szu-sze3
2. kiszib3 ur-{d}suen szesz da-a-da-a muhaldim
3. 4(u) 4(asz) gur sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
4. kiszib3 ha-ba-ba lu2 al-gu7-ra-sze3
5. 2(asz) 1(barig) gur lugal-ku3-zu sukkal
6. 1(asz) gur lugal-ra-ni
7. 1(asz) gur lugal-ku3-zu
8. 1(asz) gur ur-{d}en-lil2-la2
9. 1(asz) gur lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
10. 2(barig) ha-ba-lu5-ge2 gu4?
11. sze zi3 gu2?
  so edition
12. 3(asz) 2(barig) gur sze guru7 tul2-du e3-da
13. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
14. sze ur5-ra e2 a-sza3 sal4-la
15. e2 lugal-ra-ni-ta
16. 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) gur sze gurx(|SZE.KIN|)
17. 2(u) gur sze zi3 gu2?
  so edition
18. 3(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur sze ur5-ra
19. kiszib3 szesz-sa6-[ga]
reverse
column 1
1. [n gur] kiszib3 x-[...] x-ka-me
2. [n] gur# kiszib3 ba-a-ti
3. n 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur kiszib3 a2-nin-ga2-ta
4. 2(asz) 2(barig) x sa2-du11 {d}inanna
5. 1(asz)# 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur# a2 ma2 hun-ga2
6. kiszib3 {d#}szara2-mu-tum2
7. 1(asz) gur sze ur5-ra kiszib3 SZE3-zi
8. 1(asz) gur sze ur5-ra kiszib3 du-du
9. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-{d}suen engar
10. 2(asz) gur kiszib3 a-ab-ba
11. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 lu2-du10?-ga
  edition has du3
12. 1(asz) gur kiszib3 lugal-gu4-e
13. 1(barig) 3(ban2) szesz-kal-la ME
14. 1(barig) 3(ban2) lugal-a-ni-sa6 ME
15. 1(barig) lu2-{d}szara2 ugula masz2?
16. 2(barig) lugal#-iti-da dumu ur-e2-an-na
17. ur#-{d}szul-pa-e3
18. [x] ka-tar
19. [x] la#-ba-sa6
20. [x] ur-a-x-da
21. [x] lugal-ezem nu-{gesz}kiri6
column 2
1. [...] 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. [...]-lugal#-ta
3. [n] gur# sa2-du11 {d}inanna
4. [...] al#-ba-ni-du11
5. [n] ziz2#? gur ki-su7-ra gu2-edin-na
  blank space
6. [n] 4(u) 7(asz)# 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur
7. [n] 1(asz)# ziz2 gur#
8. [...] e2-gal
9. szunigin# 3(gesz2) [n] 8(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
10. sze ur5-ra
11. sze zi-ga iti [x]
12. x ur-[...] e2 [...] x
13. [...] x x
14. [nig2-ka9]-ak [x]
15. [...] x [x]
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105472

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 95.0 mm × 68.0 mm × 29.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.1644_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035180

References

  • primary: BCT 2, 232

    [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.

    Withdrawals of grain.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-07-03 at 11:30:34 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 21:55:38 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:51 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 232 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105472.
BCT 2, 232 artifact entry (No. P105472). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105472
BCT 2, 232 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105472 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 232 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105472},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 232 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105472.
BCT 2, 232 artifact entry (No. P105472). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105472
BCT 2, 232 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105472 (Accessed: October 16, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 232 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105472},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105472},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105472
LB  - CDLI:P105472
M1  - 2026/10/16/
TI  - BCT 2, 232 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105472
ER  -
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