BCT 2, 031 (P105272)

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.1133_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

47.0 mm × 38.0 mm × 20.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig) sze lugal-ta
2. nu-banda3 lu2-{d}utu
3. 3(u) 4(disz) gurusz 1(barig)-ta
4. nu-banda3 igi-zu-bar-ra
5. iti 2(disz)-sze3
6. esz3 didli-me
reverse
1. he2-ne-ab-szum2-mu
  blank space
2. nu-dab5 [x] lugal#? a-sza3 a nu-de2-a-me
3. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ba-hul

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): 47.0 high × 38.0 wide × 20.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 31

    [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.

    Workmen - overseers Lu-Utu and Igizubarra.


  • history: BBVO 18 (pp. 301-339), 336

    [Wilcke1999BBVO18] Wilcke, Claus. 1999. “Flurschäden, Verursacht Durch Hochwasser, Unwetter, Militär, Tiere Und Schuldhaftes Verhalten Zur Zeit Der 3. Dynastie Von.” Landwirtschaft Im Alten Orient, Berliner Beiträge zum Vorderer Orient, 18: 301–39.

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  • Museum No.: A.1133_1982
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-07 at 14:18:31 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
2024-07-07 at 14:16:47 Firth, Richard Artifact, Other Entity Firth, Richard Firth, Richard approved View
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
2009-06-03 at 09:51:40 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, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105272.
BCT 2, 031 artifact entry (No. P105272). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105272 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105272 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {BCT 2, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105272},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
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LB  - CDLI:P105272
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - BCT 2, 031 artifact entry
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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 031 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 7, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105272.
BCT 2, 031 artifact entry (No. P105272). (2024, July 7). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105272 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 031 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105272 (Accessed: August 24, 2025).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-08-24]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 7},
	title = {BCT 2, 031 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105272},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105272},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/7/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105272
LB  - CDLI:P105272
M1  - 2025/8/24/
TI  - BCT 2, 031 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105272
ER  - 
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