BCT 2, 154 (P105395)

Administrative tag 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.1253_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

45.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 20.0 mm

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. nig2-ka9 sze ku3 uruda x dam-gar3 ugula usz-[bar] x
 en: accounts of barley, silver, copper, ... of the exchange agents and foremen of weavers;
3. da#-da-ga
 en: Dadaga,
4. ur-{d}lu gudu4#?
 en: Ur-lu, gudu officiant,
5. na-u2-a
 en: Na’ua,
6. ur-{d}nin#-tu
 en: Ur-Nintu,
7. dingir-ra
 en: Dingira,
reverse
1. szesz-saga
 en: Šešsaga
2. kas4 szusz3
 en: Kas, the cattle administrator,
3. gur8#-sa3-an
 en: Kursān,
4. x-dar
 en: ...-dar,
5. lugal-e-ba-an-sa6
 en: Lugal-ebansa.
  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: Tag
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 45.0 high × 45.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 154

    [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.

    Label for a tablet basket.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1253_1982
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  • Provenience: Umma (mod. Tell Jokha)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2022-02-01 at 15:13:18 Firth, Richard atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:57 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:33 CDLI 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 14:08:36 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:52:39 Englund, Robert K. atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:50 CDLI atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI artifact Ajango, Kelsey M.; Aupperle, Eric; Cripps, Eric L.; Dahl, Jacob L.; Englund, Robert K.; Foxvog, Daniel A.; Freedman, Sally M.; Galador, Louis; Guerra, Dylan; Heinle, Michael; Hilgert, Markus; Jones, Jillian; Lafont, Bertrand; Molina, Manuel; Reid, Nicholas; Reynolds, Kathryn R.; Santoïemma, Loïc CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 154 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105395.
BCT 2, 154 artifact entry (No. P105395). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105395
BCT 2, 154 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105395 (Accessed: September 28, 2023).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2023-09-28]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 154 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105395},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
ID  - P105395
LB  - CDLI:P105395
M1  - 2023/9/28/
TI  - BCT 2, 154 artifact entry
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