BCT 2, 130 (P105371)

Letter 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

Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1214_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Letter

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

47.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 18.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. a-hu-a
2. na-a-be2-a
3. mu-x-[x]
4. guru7 x KA# [x]
5. 5(disz) [...]
6. x x [...]
reverse
1. x NIG2 TUR x [x]
2. da#?-ba nu-nu2#?
3. a2# gil-bi
4. gu2-na i3-me-da#?
5. bi2-du11

Text content

Genre(s) Letter
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105371

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 47.0 mm × 37.0 mm × 18.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.1214_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035079

References

  • primary: BCT 2, 130

    [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.

    Letter order.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2020-11-16 at 03:36:35 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:19 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:52:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2008-01-03 at 18:23:21 Dahl, Jacob L. Transliteration Dahl, Jacob L. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 130 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105371.
BCT 2, 130 artifact entry (No. P105371). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105371
BCT 2, 130 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105371 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105371
LB  - CDLI:P105371
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BCT 2, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105371
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 130 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105371.
BCT 2, 130 artifact entry (No. P105371). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105371
BCT 2, 130 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105371 (Accessed: October 27, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-27]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 130 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105371},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105371},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105371
LB  - CDLI:P105371
M1  - 2026/10/27/
TI  - BCT 2, 130 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105371
ER  -
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