BCT 2, 268 (P105508)

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.1451_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

76.0 mm × 43.0 mm × 22.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) [n] sze# gur lugal
2. ur#?-e2#-gibil
3. [n] 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur
4. [x]-sa6-ga-i3-dab5
5. [x] ne#-sag
6. [ugula] ur#-{d}gibil6
7. 2(gesz2) 1(u) nimgir-an-ne2
8. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gur
9. ugula na-bu3-gu
10. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) gur
11. ugula ur-{d}pil3
  blank space
12. ki ARAD2-ta
13. 1(gesz2) 8(asz) gur
14. ugula na-bu3-gu#
reverse
1. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}pil3
2. 1(gesz2) ur-{d}gibil6
3. 6(asz) nimgir-an-ne2
  blank space
4. ki lugal-inim-gi-na-ta
  blank space
5. szunigin# 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur lugal
6. [sza3] a#-pi4#-sal4#{ki}-ta
7. [ki] ARAD2-ta
  1 line erased
  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): 76.0 high × 43.0 wide × 22.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 268

    [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.

    Record of barley.


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1451_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:41 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:52 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, 268 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105508.
BCT 2, 268 artifact entry (No. P105508). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105508
BCT 2, 268 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105508 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105508},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105508
LB  - CDLI:P105508
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - BCT 2, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105508
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 268 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105508.
BCT 2, 268 artifact entry (No. P105508). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105508
BCT 2, 268 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105508 (Accessed: January 24, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 268 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105508},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105508},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105508
LB  - CDLI:P105508
M1  - 2026/1/24/
TI  - BCT 2, 268 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105508
ER  - 
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