BCT 2, 029 (P105270)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1127_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

35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u) la2 2(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. sza3-gal erin2 hun-ga2 i7 lugal-sze3? gen-na
3. e2-duru5 inim-{d}inanna-ta
4. ki ba-zi-ta
reverse
1. ba-al-i3-li2
2. szu ba-ti
3. nu-banda3 ur-dun
4. iti sze-sag11-ku5
5. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105270

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 35.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 16.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello)
ref. Ozaki
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.1127_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 034978

References

  • primary: BCT 2, 29

    [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.

    Ba'al-ili received food for workm from Bazi.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:24:08 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:28 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:45 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 029 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105270.
BCT 2, 029 artifact entry (No. P105270). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105270
BCT 2, 029 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105270 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105270},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105270},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105270
LB  - CDLI:P105270
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BCT 2, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105270
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 029 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105270.
BCT 2, 029 artifact entry (No. P105270). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105270
BCT 2, 029 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105270 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 029 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105270},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105270},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105270
LB  - CDLI:P105270
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BCT 2, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105270
ER  -
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