BCT 2, 271 (P105511)

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.1653_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

51.0 mm × 40.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) gesz-gid2 1/2(disz) ninda 3(disz) bara2
2. a-hu-ni
3. 1(disz) gesz-gid2 1(disz) ninda ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 dumu elam?
4. 1(disz) gesz-gid2 1(disz) ninda lu2-{d}szara2 dumu ur-zu
5. 1(disz) gesz-gid2 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ninda ur-ab-ba?
6. 1(disz) gesz-gid2 1(disz) ninda lu2?-lu2? dumu lugal-mas-su?
7. 1(disz) gesz-gid2 1(disz) ninda ansze-mug
reverse
1. 1(disz) gesz-gid2 1(disz) ninda ur-{d}li9#-si4 ensi2
  blank space
2. {gesz}kiri6 apin?
  blank space

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): 51.0 high × 40.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 271

    [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.

    Wood for various personH.

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  • Museum No.: A.1653_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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
2009-06-03 at 09:52:53 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:52 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, 271 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105511.
BCT 2, 271 artifact entry (No. P105511). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105511
BCT 2, 271 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105511 (Accessed: April 29, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-29]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 271 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105511},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105511},
}


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