BCT 2, 250 (P105490)

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.1385_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

30.0 mm × 25.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(barig) sze x [...]
2. ur-{d}[...]
3. 1(disz) lugal-gesz-[...]
4. sze-ba za3-[mu ...]
5. e2-kikken [...]
6. ugula a-szi-an#
reverse
  blank space
1. mu ur-[bi2]-i3-lum[{ki} ba-hul]

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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): 30.0 high × 25.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 250

    [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 rations.


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  • Museum No.: A.1385_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2015-06-24 at 11:57:39 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:40 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:52:51 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, 250 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105490.
BCT 2, 250 artifact entry (No. P105490). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105490
BCT 2, 250 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105490 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105490},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105490
LB  - CDLI:P105490
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - BCT 2, 250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105490
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 250 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105490.
BCT 2, 250 artifact entry (No. P105490). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105490
BCT 2, 250 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105490 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 250 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105490},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105490},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105490
LB  - CDLI:P105490
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - BCT 2, 250 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105490
ER  - 
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