BCT 2, 239 (P105479)

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.1657_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

51.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) sila3 lugal-ku3-zu
2. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) <sila3> lugal-bad3
3. 2/3(disz) sila3 lugal-iti-da
4. [n sila3] lugal-{gesz}gigir-re
5. 1(asz)# lugal-kisal
6. 1/2(disz) sila3 ur-mes
7. n sila3 a-al-ni
8. [n] sila3 lu2-bala-saga
9. [n] sila3 igi-dim-mu
reverse
1. [n sila3] ur-[x]-x
2. [n sila3] ur-{d}en-ki
3. n sila3# x-la
4. x ur#-{d}asznan
5. 1/3(disz) <sila3> lu2-kal-la
6. [x] KUR2 ur-e2-mah
7. [x] lugal-ma2-gur8-re
8. 2(disz)#? sila3 a-lu5-lu5#
9. 1(asz) ur-ab-ba-saga
10. 1(disz)#? 1/3(disz) inim-{d}szara2
11. 1(asz) lugal-ezem
12. zi-<ga> u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam

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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): 51.0 high × 42.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 239

    [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 withdrawals.

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  • Museum No.: A.1657_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 01:54:17 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, 239 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105479.
BCT 2, 239 artifact entry (No. P105479). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105479
BCT 2, 239 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105479 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 239 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105479},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105479},
}


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