BCT 2, 122 (P105363)

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.1174_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

60.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 21.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 3(u) [n ...]
2. ki-la2-bi 1(u) 2(asz) gu2 4(u) ma#-na#
3. 5(disz) ma-na szim hi-a
4. 2(disz) sila3 gu4-ku-ru
5. 5/6(disz) sila3 szim-GAN2
6. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-li
7. 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sag hirinx(KWU318)-na
8. 1(barig) 3(ban2) {gesz}haszhur had2
9. e2-kiszib3-ba-ka kux(KWU147)#-ra#
10. 7(asz) 1(ban2) sze gur
reverse
1. 4(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 munu4 si-e3 gur
2. 2(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na szim KU#?
3. 1(ban2) ga-gazi 1(ban2) ga-muru13
4. 4(disz) sila3 gu4-ku-ru
5. 5/6(disz) sila3 szim-GAN2
6. 1(disz) 2/3(disz) sila3 sze-li
7. 5(disz) sila3 sag hirinx(KWU318)-na
  blank space
8. sza3 e2 szu-szum2-ma
9. ur-{d}szul-<pa>-e3 szu ba-ti
10. iti min-esz3
  some text moved to next line
11. mu [...]

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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): 60.0 high × 42.0 wide × 21.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 122

    [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 herbs.

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  • Museum No.: A.1174_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2025-03-13 at 08:21:10 Dahl, Jacob L. Atf Dahl, Jacob L. Dahl, Jacob L. approved View
2020-11-16 at 03:36:15 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:19 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:35 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:46 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, 122 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105363.
BCT 2, 122 artifact entry (No. P105363). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105363
BCT 2, 122 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105363 (Accessed: March 26, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-03-26]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 122 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105363},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105363},
}


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