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BCT 2, 246 (P105486)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), 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.1376_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

37.0 mm × 31.0 mm × 18.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) tu-gur4{muszen}
2. me-{d}esz18-dar
3. iti-ta u4 8(disz) ba-ra-zal
4. 2(disz) uz-tur
5. wa-at-ra-at-hat,t,um(PA)
6. ir7{muszen}
7. bar-bar-li2-a
reverse
1. iti-ta u4 1(u) ba-[ra]-zal
2. mu-kux(DU)
3. [{d}]szul-gi-[si2]-im-[ti]
4. a2-[bi2]-li2#-[a]
5. i3-[dab5]
6. iti a2-ki-ti#
7. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3-a mu us2-sa-bi
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Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 37.0 high × 31.0 wide × 18.0 thick
  • Weight:
  • Artifact Preservation:
  • Condition Description:
  • Join Information:
  • Seal no.:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 2, 246

    [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.

    Delivery of birds for Sulgisimti.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1376_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.41.06.08 (us2-us2 year)
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: 0

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-23 at 12:36:43 Lafont, Bertrand Atf Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand approved View
2016-08-27 at 16:17:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:17 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:25 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:40 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:51 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“BCT 2, 246 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105486.
BCT 2, 246 artifact entry (No. P105486). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105486
BCT 2, 246 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105486 (Accessed: April 23, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-04-23]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 246 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105486},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105486},
}


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