BCT 2, 056 (P105297)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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.1141_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

80.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 23.0 mm

Has seal impression(s)

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta
2. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz)-kam
3. 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) sar#-al# 6(disz) sar-[ta]
4. a2-bi u4 2(gesz2)#-kam
5. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17# ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz)# sar#-ta#
6. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
7. 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) sar {u2}kiszi17# ku5-a 1(u) 2(disz) sar#-[ta]
  blank space
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8. a2-bi u4 4(u) 2(disz)-[kam]
9. a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3#-[ta]
reverse
1. 5(gesz2) 4(u) sar al 4(disz) sar#-ta#
2. a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(u) [5(disz)-kam]
3. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) sar {u2#}[kiszi17 ...]
4. x x 1(u) 2(disz) [...]
5. a2#-bi# u4 [n-kam]
6. a2 sza3-[gu4-ka?]
7. a-sza3#-[ge kin ak]
8. ugula x x-ba
9. kiszib3 a#-kal#-la#
  blank space
10. mu a-ra2# 2(disz)-kam sza-asz-szu2-ru-[um{ki} ba]-hul
seal 1
  illegible

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): 80.0 high × 47.0 wide × 23.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
  • Seal information:

    illegible

  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 2, 56

    [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.

    Work done digging land and cutting thorn.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1141_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.06.00.00
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-09-04 at 01:01:51 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

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

Seal Provenience Period Date
dummy composite seal for unidentified seals (P533185) - -

General Notes: -
CDLI Notes: -
Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105297.
BCT 2, 056 artifact entry (No. P105297). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105297
BCT 2, 056 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105297 (Accessed: April 18, 2024).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2024-04-18]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105297},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105297},
}


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ID  - P105297
LB  - CDLI:P105297
M1  - 2024/4/18/
TI  - BCT 2, 056 artifact entry
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