BCT 2, 254 (P105494)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UKMuseum Number
A.1369_1982Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
69.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm
obverse
1. 3(ban2) sze-ba lugal
2. geme2-{d}suen
3. 3(ban2) gu-na dumu-ni
4. 3(ban2) usz-ki-du10
5. 2(ban2) igi-ni#-da-a#
6. lugal-sipa-da#
7. nar-me
8. 5(ban2) u2-a
9. 4(ban2) lugal-i3-sa6#
10. 5(ban2) ka-a-mu
11. libir-me
reverse
1. 3(ban2) tab-la-zu
2. 3(ban2) igi-nin-sze3
3. a-ru-a-me
blank space
4. szunigin sze-bi 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur
5. x x [x]
6. {d#}szara2# AN# [x] USZ# UD# KA#
7. iti 1(disz)-a-bi-im#
8. iti min-esz3
9. mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun-ga2
Consult previous versions and their differences
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): 69.0 high × 42.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BCT 2, 254
[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.1369_1982
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.09.07.00
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2020-11-16 at 11:23:07 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:24:25 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:08:41 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:16:51 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035202) (035202)
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2001BCT,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {BCT 2, 254 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P105494},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105494},
}
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