BCT 2, 261 (P105501)

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.1425_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

58.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 19.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
2. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gig gur
3. 1(asz) x x sze gur
4. kiszib3 na-ba-sa2
5. 1(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
6. 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gig gur
7. kiszib3 lu2-du10-ga
8. 1(barig) sze-ba inim-ma
reverse
1. kiszib3 a-du-du ugula x
  |GU2x6(disz)|?
2. 3(ban2) ziz2 3(ban2) sze
3. sa2-du11 {d}asznan
  (blank space/draft: 4.1.3 i3-gesz?)
4. ki-su7 a-du-ti-ta
5. iti sig4-{gesz}u3-szub-ba-gar
6. mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal

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): 58.0 high × 45.0 wide × 19.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 261

    [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.

    Cereals as regular offerings for Asnan.

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  • Museum No.: A.1425_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Ibbi-Suen.01.02.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2013-06-27 at 18:13:52 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:26 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:41 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:51 CDLI Atf CDLI 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, 261 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105501.
BCT 2, 261 artifact entry (No. P105501). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105501
BCT 2, 261 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105501 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 261 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105501},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105501},
}


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