BCT 2, 161 (P105402)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.1191_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

36.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 4(asz) sze gur lugal
2. a-ra2 1(disz)-kam
3. 4(u) gur
4. a-ra2 2(disz)-kam
5. 1(gesz2) [x] gur
6. [...]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...]
2'. x-[x] x [x]
3'. ur-{d}suen
4'. szu ba-ti
  blank space
5'. szunigin 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(asz) gur
6'. mu dumu-munus lugal ensi2 an-sza-na{ki} ba-an-tuku-a

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105402

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 36.0 mm × 35.0 mm × 20.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.1191_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035110

References

  • primary: BCT 2, 161

    [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.

    Ur-Suen received barley.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:11 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:36 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:50 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, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105402.
BCT 2, 161 artifact entry (No. P105402). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105402
BCT 2, 161 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105402 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105402},
}


TY  - ELEC
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PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P105402
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BCT 2, 161 artifact entry
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ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 161 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105402.
BCT 2, 161 artifact entry (No. P105402). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105402
BCT 2, 161 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105402 (Accessed: April 21, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-21]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 161 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105402},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105402},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105402
LB  - CDLI:P105402
M1  - 2026/4/21/
TI  - BCT 2, 161 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105402
ER  -
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