BCT 2, 291 (P105531)
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, UKMetadata / catalogue
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Museum Collection(s)
Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UKMuseum Number
A.0667_1982Period
Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)Provenience
Girsu (mod. Tello)Artifact Type
TabletMaterial(s)
ClayGenre / Subgenre(s)
AdministrativeLanguage(s)
SumerianMeasurements
110.0 mm × 54.0 mm × 31.0 mm
obverse
1. 1(disz) ab2-mah2 3(asz@c) gu4-gesz
2. 1(disz) gu4-gesz su-su engar
3. gub-ba-am3
4. {d}nin-mar{ki}-ka
5. 1(asz@c) ansze 5(asz@c) dur3
6. 1(asz@c) dur3 amar ga
7. 1(disz) dur3 su-su engar
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8. gub-ba-am3
9. la2-ia3 1(disz) ansze ba-usz2
10. lugal-inim-gi-na
11. 4(asz@c) ansze 4(asz@c) dur3
12. 2(asz@c) dur3 2(disz)
13. 1(asz@c) ansze 2(disz) sag ansze-sze3!
14. 1(asz@c) nu dur3 zi-gum2
15. 1(asz@c) dur3 amar ga
16. 2(disz) ansze 1(disz) su-su engar nu-banda3-gu4
reverse
1. gub-ba-am3
2. ur-nig2
3. 2(asz@c) ab2-mah2 4(asz@c) gu4-gesz
4. 1(asz@c) ab2 2(disz) gesz-sze3
5. 1(asz@c) gu4 1(disz) sag ab2 1(disz)-sze3
6. 1(asz@c) ab2 amar ga
7. gub-ba-am3
8. na-ba-sa6
9. ugula al-la
blank space
10. gu4 apin gub-ba
11. gu4 {d}nin-mar{ki}
blank space
12. mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal
left
1. al-la
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)
- Artifact type: Tablet
- Material: Clay
- Measurements (mm): 110.0 high × 54.0 wide × 31.0 thick
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- Condition Description:
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- Seal no.:
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- Artifact comments:
- Genre(s): Administrative
- Language(s): Sumerian
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primary: BCT 2, 291
[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.Account of cattle and asses.
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- Museum No.: A.0667_1982
- Accession No.:
- Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain]
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- Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
- Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.02.00.00 (us2 year)
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| 2018-01-01 at 10:29:06 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-07-22 at 13:24:37 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2011-05-02 at 14:08:45 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2009-06-03 at 09:53:02 | Englund, Robert K. | Transliteration | Englund, Robert K. | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2006-10-12 at 12:16:52 | CDLI | Transliteration | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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| 2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 | CDLI | Artifact metadata | CDLI | CDLI | Approved |
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Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:
- Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (035239) (035239)
Cite this Artifacts
@misc{2001BCT,
note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
year = {2001},
month = {dec 20},
title = {BCT 2, 291 artifact entry},
url = {https://cdli.earth/P105531},
howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105531},
}
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