BCT 2, 258 (P105498)
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.1416_1982Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
Administrative (gaba-ri)Language(s)
SumerianMeasurements
43.0 mm × 41.0 mm × 18.0 mm
obverse
1. [...] 5(asz) sze gur
2. sa10-am3 ma2?
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2
4. la2-ia3 su-ga-sze3
5. ki ma-an-ba sipa-ta
6. gaba-ri kiszib3 {d}szara2-i3-zu
reverse
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1. mu na-ru2-a-mah ba-du3
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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): 43.0 high × 41.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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- Genre(s): Administrative (gaba-ri)
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BCT 2, 258
[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 as the price of a sheep repaid.
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- Museum No.: A.1416_1982
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- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.00.00
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:24:26 | 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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| 2009-06-03 at 09:52:52 | 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 (035206) (035206)
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2001BCT,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-06]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {BCT 2, 258 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P105498},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105498},
}
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