BCT 2, 286 (P105526)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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.3087_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

96.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 27.0 mm

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) sze# gur lugal#
2. sze [...] gesz [...] al#
3. [...] 2(u) 7(asz) [...] gur ki# ma-ni-ta
4. [...] x x x gur
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur#
7. kiszib3# [...]
8. ugu2# ku-li [dumu ki]-ag2#-mu ba-gar
column 2
1. 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
2. [kiszib3]-bi 4(disz)-am3
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar [zi3]-da
4. 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) gur ma2 ba!-zi-ge
5. ugu2 ur-{d}nu#-musz#-da# ba-gar
  blank space
6. ugu2-a ba-a-[gar]
7. 6(asz) [...] gur#
8. kiszib3#!-bi#! 2(disz)-am3
9. kiszib3# ma-ni
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
11. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
column 1
1. 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
2. giri3 ur-abzu
3. ur-{d}ab x u3 bar x
4. szu ba-ti
5. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
6. szunigin 3(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) x 6(disz) sila3
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak zi3 KA
2. {d}nansze-kam
3. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. u3 e2 {d}ig-alim
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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): 96.0 high × 76.0 wide × 27.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 286

    [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.

    Double entry balanced account of barley withdrawals.


  • history: Amherst, 059

    [Pinches1908Amherst] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1908. The Amherst Tablets : Being an Account of the Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of the Right Hon. Lord Amherst of Hackney, at Didlington Hall, Norfolk.

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  • Museum No.: A.3087_1982
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.01.00.00
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  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Ozaki Tohru CDLI approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:00 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:44 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:52 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, 286 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105526.
BCT 2, 286 artifact entry (No. P105526). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105526
BCT 2, 286 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105526 (Accessed: March 29, 2024).
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	year = {2001},
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	title = {BCT 2, 286 artifact entry},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P105526},
}

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