BCT 2, 170 (P105411)

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.1200_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

40.0 mm × 33.0 mm × 16.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 3(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. sag ba-ri2-ga sze 6(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) [2(barig)] x-kam
  calculation: 13;04,4 x 30 = 6.34;2,0
3. ku#-li
4. szu# ba-ti
  blank space
reverse
  blank space
1. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 40.0 high × 33.0 wide × 16.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, 170

    [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.

    Kuli received barley.


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  • Museum No.: A.1200_1982
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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.47.00.00 (us2 year)
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2012-04-25 at 09:20:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. 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
2009-06-03 at 09:52:41 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

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 170 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105411.
BCT 2, 170 artifact entry (No. P105411). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105411
BCT 2, 170 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105411 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105411},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105411},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105411
LB  - CDLI:P105411
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BCT 2, 170 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105411
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 170 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105411.
BCT 2, 170 artifact entry (No. P105411). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105411
BCT 2, 170 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105411 (Accessed: March 12, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 170 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105411},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105411},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105411
LB  - CDLI:P105411
M1  - 2026/3/12/
TI  - BCT 2, 170 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105411
ER  - 
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