BCT 2, 297 (P105537)
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.1071_1982Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
105.0 mm × 49.0 mm × 23.0 mm
obverse
1. 1(u) gu4 mu 1(asz)# [x?]
2. a-DU-DU aga3-us2
3. 1(disz) gu4 mu 2(asz)
4. ga-ti-e
5. 1(disz) ma-na erin
6. [n?] 1(disz) ma-na za-ba-lum
7. [x] ma#-na szu-ur2-me
8. [x] ma#-na ad2#
9. 2(disz) ma#-[na gi]
10. 1(disz) ma#-[na szim]
11. 1(disz) ma-na# [szim du10]
12. 1(disz) ma-na [szim IM]
13. 1(disz) ma-na tam2#-[sze-lum]
14. 1(disz) ma-na en-HAR
15. 1(disz)# ma-na ni-gi4-tum
16. [n] sila3 szim GAN2
17. [n] sila3 sze li
18. [n] sila3 szim gam-gam-ma
19. [n] sila3# gu4-ku-ru
reverse
1. [x]-{d}szara2 dam-gar3
blank space
2. [mu]-kux(DU)# {d}[szara2?]
3. [...] x GISZ NI [...]
4. [...] sa x [...]
rest broken
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): 105.0 high × 49.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BCT 2, 297
[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.List of cattle, resins & aromatics in the name of a merchant.
- Composite No.:
- Museum No.: A.1071_1982
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) [uncertain]
- Elevation:
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: --.--.--.--
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| Created | Creator | Type | Authors | Project | Reviewer | Status | Action |
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| 2020-12-29 at 06:36:22 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-10-19 at 10:01:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Firth, Richard | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2018-09-04 at 11:47:05 | Firth, Richard | Transliteration | Jagersma, Bram | 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 (035245) (035245)
cf. P420989
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2001BCT,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {BCT 2, 297 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P105537},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105537},
}
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