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BCT 2, 241 (P105481)

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.1654_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

55.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 21.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(disz) ur-{d}NE-re
2. mussa{sa2} ur-{d}ab-x
3. 1(disz) i3-li2-mu
4. dumu ur-kun
5. 1(disz) ba-da-ga# dumu ur-{d}PA?
6. 1(disz) lugal-da#-ba-an
7. lu2 ur-nigar#{gar}
8. 1(disz) lu2-ki#-ag2
9. dumu x-sa6-ga
10. 1(disz) ur-{d#}szul-pa-e3
11. ARAD2 lugal-TAR
reverse
1. [1(disz)] lu2#-ti-ti
2. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir
3. dumu szu#-da-ri2-me
4. 1(disz) ur#-ma-ma
5. dumu igi-sa6-sa6
6. 1(disz) ur-nigar{gar#}
7. dumu ur-{d#}nin#-x
8. 1(disz) lu2-ge6#-[par4]
9. dumu ba-ba-[x]
10. 1(disz) lugal-pa-e3
11. dumu ur-en#-nun#-na
12. 1(disz) gu-za-za
13. dumu u3?-bil2?-du8?
14. 1(disz) ur-{gesz}gigir dumu ba-ba-a

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Collections

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
Measurements (mm): 55.0 high × 45.0 wide × 21.0 thick
Weight:
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Condition Description:
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

primary: BCT 2, 241

[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.

Unspecified commodity for 14 people

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: A.1654_1982
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: 00.00.00.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status	Action
2020-08-20 at 01:42:36	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Firth, Richard		CDLI	Approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact metadata	CDLI		CDLI	Approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035189) (035189)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 241 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105481.

BCT 2, 241 artifact entry (No. P105481). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105481

BCT 2, 241 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105481 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105481},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105481
LB  - CDLI:P105481
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - BCT 2, 241 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105481
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 241 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105481.

BCT 2, 241 artifact entry (No. P105481). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105481

BCT 2, 241 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105481 (Accessed: January 22, 2026).

@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-01-22]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 241 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105481},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105481},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105481
LB  - CDLI:P105481
M1  - 2026/1/22/
TI  - BCT 2, 241 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105481
ER  -