BCT 2, 206 (P105447)

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.1390_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

65.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. [3(ban2)] sze# lugal
2. IGI-ga#?-tu-ri2
3. 1(ban2) dumu-munus-gaba-ni
4. 3(ban2) ga-na-tum
5. 3(ban2) dumu-munus-gaba-ni
6. 3(ban2) na-na
7. 3(ban2) dumu-nita2-gaba-ni
8. 3(ban2) sza-lim-MI
9. a-ru-a suhusz-ki-in szakkan6
10. 3(ban2) esz18-dar-bi2-tum
11. 3(ban2) wa-tu-ni
12. 3(ban2) ki-na-ti
13. 3(ban2) na-na-[x?]
reverse
1. 1(ban2) dumu-munus-gaba-ni
2. a-ru-a za-ak-li2-li2 [x?]
3. geme2 nam-ra-asz ak-me
4. 1(ban2) dumu-munus-gaba nin-me-lam2
5. 1(ban2) dumu-munus-gaba geme2-zu
6. geme2 libir-me
7. szunigin 8(disz) geme2 3(ban2)-ta
8. szunigin 1(disz) dumu-nita2 1(ban2)
9. szunigin 5(disz) dumu-munus 1(ban2)-ta
10. szunigin sze-bi 1(asz) gur
11. geme2 usz-bar-me
12. [a2]-pi5-la-tum i3-dab5
13. [sza3] nibru{ki}
14. iti ses-da-gu7
15. [mu] us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu# us2-sa-bi

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105447

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 65.0 mm × 42.0 mm × 20.0 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.1390_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 035155

References

  • primary: BCT 2, 206

    [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.

    Barley for female workers - Abilatum took delivery in Nippur.

  • history: AOAT 413, 015-016

    [Garcia-Ventura2014AOAT413] Garcia-Ventura, Agnès. 2014. “Ur III Biopolitics. Reflections on the Relationship between War and Work Force Management.” In The Other Face of the Battle: The Impact of War on Civilians in the Ancient Near East, 413:7–23. Alter Orient Und Altes Testament. Münster.

  • collation: OLZ 89, 544

    [Sallaberger1994OLZ89] Sallaberger, Walther. 1994. “Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum. 2: Neo-Sumerian Texts from Umma and Other Sites, by P. Watson (Book Review).” Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 89: 538–46.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-07-15 at 18:25:41 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2018-10-19 at 10:01:45 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2018-09-04 at 11:47:05 Firth, Richard Transliteration Jagersma, Bram 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, 206 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105447.
BCT 2, 206 artifact entry (No. P105447). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105447 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 206 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105447 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105447},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 206 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). July 15, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105447.
BCT 2, 206 artifact entry (No. P105447). (2024, July 15). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105447 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 2, 206 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105447 (Accessed: October 30, 2026).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-30]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {jul 15},
	title = {BCT 2, 206 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105447},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105447},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/7/15/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105447
LB  - CDLI:P105447
M1  - 2026/10/30/
TI  - BCT 2, 206 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105447
ER  -
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