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BCT 2, 238 (P105478)

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.1648_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

65.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 26.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u)# la2 3(u) lugal#-[...]
2. [n] la2 1(disz) ur-x-[x]
3. [n] la2 1(disz) u3-dag-[ga]
4. ki he2-su3-e-ta#
5. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2)#? lugal-x
6. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) lugal-iti#-da#?
7. 1(gesz'u) n u3-dag-ga
8. ki lu2-dingir-ra-ta
9. 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) lugal-masz
10. 1(gesz'u) 4(u)#? 7(disz)#? lugal#-iti-da
11. 1(gesz'u)# 5(u)#? u3-dag#-ga#
12. ki# szesz-kal-la-ta
reverse
1. 3(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) [...]
  traces of signs on dry clay
2. 3(gesz'u) [...]
  traces of signs on dry clay
3. 3(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) [...]
  traces of signs on dry clay
4. ugula ki-[...]
5. [x] x [...]
6. x [...]
  rest broken

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 65.0 high × 45.0 wide × 26.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 238

    [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.

    Account of .....

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1648_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-08-20 at 06:10:37 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard 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, 238 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105478.
BCT 2, 238 artifact entry (No. P105478). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105478
BCT 2, 238 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105478 (Accessed: April 23, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 238 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105478},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105478},
}


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LB  - CDLI:P105478
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