BCT 2, 286 (P105526)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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.3087_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

96.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 27.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 5(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) sze# gur lugal#
2. sze [...] gesz [...] al#
3. [...] 2(u) 7(asz) [...] gur ki# ma-ni-ta
4. [...] x x x gur
5. sza3-bi-ta
6. 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gur#
7. kiszib3# [...]
8. ugu2# ku-li [dumu ki]-ag2#-mu ba-gar
column 2
1. 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) gur
2. [kiszib3]-bi 4(disz)-am3
3. kiszib3 ur-{d}ig-alim dub-sar [zi3]-da
4. 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) gur ma2 ba!-zi-ge
5. ugu2 ur-{d}nu#-musz#-da# ba-gar
  blank space
6. ugu2-a ba-a-[gar]
7. 6(asz) [...] gur#
8. kiszib3#!-bi#! 2(disz)-am3
9. kiszib3# ma-ni
10. 1(asz) 2(barig) gur
11. kiszib3 lu2-{d}nin-szubur
reverse
column 1
1. 9(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) gur
2. giri3 ur-abzu
3. ur-{d}ab x u3 bar x
4. szu ba-ti
5. ugu2-a ga2-ga2
  blank space
6. szunigin 3(u) 9(asz) 4(barig) x 6(disz) sila3
7. zi-ga
8. la2-ia3 3(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur
  blank space
column 2
  blank space
1. nig2-ka9-ak zi3 KA
2. {d}nansze-kam
3. e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da
4. u3 e2 {d}ig-alim
5. mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal

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/P105526

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 96.0 mm × 76.0 mm × 27.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.3087_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 001593

References

  • primary: BCT 2, 286

    [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.

    Double entry balanced account of barley withdrawals.

  • history: Amherst, 059

    [Pinches1908Amherst] Pinches, Theophilus G. 1908. The Amherst Tablets : Being an Account of the Babylonian Inscriptions in the Collection of the Right Hon. Lord Amherst of Hackney, at Didlington Hall, Norfolk.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-02-28 at 17:16:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Ozaki Tohru CDLI Approved View
2015-03-13 at 12:42:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:44 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:52 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 286 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105526.
BCT 2, 286 artifact entry (No. P105526). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105526
BCT 2, 286 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105526 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 286 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105526},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 2, 286 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105526.
BCT 2, 286 artifact entry (No. P105526). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105526
BCT 2, 286 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105526 (Accessed: May 3, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-03]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 286 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105526},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105526},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105526
LB  - CDLI:P105526
M1  - 2026/5/3/
TI  - BCT 2, 286 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105526
ER  -
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