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BCT 2, 290 (P105530)

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.0593_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

67.0 mm × 45.0 mm × 24.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) sag u8
2. 1(u) 6(disz)# udu-nita2
3. 1(u) 6(disz) kir11 ASZ-UR4
4. 1(u) 7(disz) sila4-nita2 ASZ-UR4
5. udu ur4-ra
6. ARAD2-mu
7. 1(u) 1(disz) sag u8
8. 2(u) 4(disz) udu#-gal
9. 3(disz)# udu-nita2 ASZ-UR4
reverse
1. 1(u) kir11 ASZ-UR4
2. udu# lu2#-sa6-ga
3. ARAD2-mu i3-dab5
4. 2(u) 4(disz) sag-u8 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu-gal
5. 5(disz) kir11 ASZ-UR4
6. 6(disz) sila4 ASZ-UR4
7. lugal-bad3 i3-dab5
(blank space with some erasure)
9. mu dumu lugal mar-ha-szi# ba-gen-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): 67.0 high × 45.0 wide × 24.0 thick
Weight:
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Text Information

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

Related publications

primary: BCT 2, 290

[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.

Irmu and Lugalbad took delivery of sheep.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: A.0593_1982
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Elevation:
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Findspot Square:
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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
2018-09-04 at 11:47:05	Firth, Richard	Transliteration	Jagersma, Bram		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 (035238) (035238)

Notes

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 290 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105530.

BCT 2, 290 artifact entry (No. P105530). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105530

BCT 2, 290 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105530 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105530},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105530
LB  - CDLI:P105530
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BCT 2, 290 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105530
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, 290 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105530.

BCT 2, 290 artifact entry (No. P105530). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105530

BCT 2, 290 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105530 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).

@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, 290 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105530},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105530},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105530
LB  - CDLI:P105530
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BCT 2, 290 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105530
ER  -