BCT 2, 242 (P105482)

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.1445_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

74.0 mm × 44.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. [n] n sze gur lugal
2. [ur]-mes
3. 2(u) 8(asz)# 4(barig)# sze# gur
4. kiszib3 {d}szara2-zi
5. 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) gur
6. kiszib3 a-lu5-lu5
7. 2(u) 7(asz) gur
8. kiszib3 a-na-mu
9. 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
10. kiszib3 sza3-da
11. 2(u) 7(asz) gur
12. lugal-ba-ta-e3
13. 2(u) 8(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
14. lugal-gu2-en-e
reverse
  blank space
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) gur
2. sa2-du11 {d}nin-ur4-[ra]
3. 3(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) [gur]
4. sa2-du11 e11#-[e]
5. 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) [sila3 gur]
6. sa2-du11 {d}[...]
  blank space

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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): 74.0 high × 44.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 242

    [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 barley as regular offerings.


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  • Museum No.: A.1445_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-09-04 at 11:47:05 Firth, Richard Atf Jagersma, Bram 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, 242 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105482.
BCT 2, 242 artifact entry (No. P105482). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105482
BCT 2, 242 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105482 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105482},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105482
LB  - CDLI:P105482
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - BCT 2, 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105482
ER  - 

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 242 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105482.
BCT 2, 242 artifact entry (No. P105482). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105482
BCT 2, 242 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105482 (Accessed: August 12, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 242 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105482},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105482},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105482
LB  - CDLI:P105482
M1  - 2025/8/12/
TI  - BCT 2, 242 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105482
ER  - 
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