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BCT 2, 062 (P105303)

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.1232_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

71.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) 1/3(disz) sar 1(gesz2) sig4
2. mar-sa-ta
3. 1(u) 3(disz) sar 4(gesz2) 3(u) sig4
4. e2 a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
5. 2(u) 1/3(disz) sar 4(u) sig4
6. e2 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
  blank space
7. lu2-{d}suen
8. 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sar sig4 mar-sa-ta
9. lu2-{d}inanna
reverse
  blank space

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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): 71.0 high × 42.0 wide × 18.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 62

    [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.

    Bricks for a marsa and a house.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1232_1982
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2021-12-09 at 10:56:11 Firth, Richard Atf Firth, Richard CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:16 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:31 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:44 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, 062 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105303.
BCT 2, 062 artifact entry (No. P105303). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105303
BCT 2, 062 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105303 (Accessed: April 24, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-24]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 062 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105303},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105303},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105303
LB  - CDLI:P105303
M1  - 2025/4/24/
TI  - BCT 2, 062 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105303
ER  -
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