BCT 2, 138 (P105379)

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.1218_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

68.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 22.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sila3 esza
2. 5(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
3. e2# {d}szara2-sze3
4. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 esza#
5. 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub
6. [n] sila3 zi3 sig15
7. [n] sila3 zu2-lum
8. [n] sila3# zi3-gu
9. [... {d}]gu#-la
10. [n sila3] esza#
reverse
1. 5(disz)# sila3 zi3 dub-dub
2. {d}gu-la |KI.AN|{ki}
3. 6(disz) sila3# zi3 sig15
4. 5(disz) [sila3] zu2#-lum
5. 1(ban2) [n] sila3# zi3-gu#
6. 4(disz) sila3# esza#
7. 4(disz) [sila3] zi3 dub#-dub#
8. x [...] x [...]
9. ki [...]
10. kiszib3 [...]
11. iti [...]
12. mu {d}[szu-{d}suen] lugal uri5{ki}-[ma-ke4 na-ru2]-a mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu-ne-du3
seal 1
column 1
1. {d}szu-{d}suen
2. lugal kal-ga
3. lugal uri5{ki}-ma
4. lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba
column 2
1. [a-a-kal-la]
2. ensi2
3. umma{ki}
4. ARAD2-zu

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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): 68.0 high × 47.0 wide × 22.0 thick
  • Weight:
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  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 2, 138

    [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 for various gods.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1218_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
  • Elevation:
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.06.--.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-03-20 at 08:08:35 Firth, Richard Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2020-11-16 at 03:37:01 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2018-08-23 at 08:56:52 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:20 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 12:16:49 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000033 (composite) (P430134) Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) Amar-Suen.06.11.00, Šū-Suen.09.01.00

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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 138 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105379.
BCT 2, 138 artifact entry (No. P105379). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105379
BCT 2, 138 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105379 (Accessed: September 17, 2024).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-09-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 138 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105379},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105379},
}


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