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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

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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

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

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  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 35.0 high × 31.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • 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.

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  • Museum No.: A.1127_1982
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) Provenience Comments:

    ref. Ozaki

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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2011-07-22 at 13:24:08 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:28 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:45 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, 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 23, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	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  - 2025/4/23/
TI  - BCT 2, 029 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105270
ER  -
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