BCT 2, b (P105542)

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.1072_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

53.0 mm × 47.0 mm × 23.0 mm

tablet
obverse
  beginning broken
1'. [...] x [...]
2'. [n] 3(u) x [x x]
3'. kiszib3 ba-x-gu#?
4'. ki ka5-a-mu-ta#
  blank space
5'. szunigin# 5(gesz2) 4(disz) udu
6'. [szunigin] 3(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) masz2
7'. [x]-bi 2(disz) [x]
  rest broken
reverse
  beginning broken
1'. kiszib3# ur#-[...]
2'. x x [...]
3'. x x x [...] nam#-erim2#-bi# [...]
4'. giri3 ur-{d}nin-[...]
  blank space
  rest broken

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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): 53.0 high × 47.0 wide × 23.0 thick
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  • primary: BCT 2, fragment b

    [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.

    Livestock from Luamu.


  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.1072_1982
  • Accession No.:

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2018-09-05 at 00:42:44 Firth, Richard Transliteration Firth, Richard CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, b Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105542.
BCT 2, b artifact entry (No. P105542). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105542
BCT 2, b artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105542 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105542},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105542
LB  - CDLI:P105542
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BCT 2, b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105542
ER  - 

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 2, b Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105542.
BCT 2, b artifact entry (No. P105542). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105542
BCT 2, b artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105542 (Accessed: March 8, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-08]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 2, b artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105542},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105542},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105542
LB  - CDLI:P105542
M1  - 2026/3/8/
TI  - BCT 2, b artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105542
ER  - 
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