BCT 1, 074 (P105176)

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.0636_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

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tablet
obverse
1. 1(u) 2(disz) udu 1(u) la2 1(disz) u8
2. 2(u) 8(disz) masz2 6(disz) ud5
3. e2-muhaldim u4 1(disz)-kam
4. 8(disz) udu 1(disz) u8
5. 1(u) 4(disz) masz2 2(disz) ud5
6. u4 4(disz)-kam
7. 5(u) 4(disz) udu 1(u) 1(disz) u8
8. 3(u) masz2 5(disz) ud5
9. u4 6(disz)-kam
10. 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 6(disz) u8
11. 1(u) 8(disz) masz2 7(disz) ud5
12. e2-muhaldim
13. 7(disz) udu 1(disz) u8 1(disz) masz2
14. ba-usz2 e2-kiszib3-ba-sze3
15. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
16. 5(disz) udu 5(disz) masz2 du11-ga-zi-da
17. u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
18. 3(u) udu 3(u) 6(disz) masz2 3(u) 4(disz) ud5
19. u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
20. 3(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) udu 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) masz2
21. 1(u) 1(disz) ud5 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
22. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) udu 1(u) 3(disz) u8
23. 3(u) masz2 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
24. 4(u) 5(disz) udu 1(u) 5(disz) masz2
reverse
1. u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
2. 5(disz) udu ur-{d}nin-sun2
3. u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
4. 2(u) 3(disz) udu 7(disz) masz2
5. u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
6. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 6(disz) udu 1(u) 5(disz) masz2
7. 1(u) la2 1(disz) ud5 u4 2(u) 5(disz)-kam
8. 8(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2 na-ap-la-nu-um
9. 4(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 nu-uk-ra-nu-um
10. 2(disz) udu 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz) u8 5(u) 8(disz) masz2
11. u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
12. 1(u) 8(disz) udu na-ap-la-nu-um
13. 1(u) udu nu-uk-ra-nu-um
14. 1(gesz2) 4(u) udu 2(u) masz2 u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
15. 5(u) udu 1(u) masz2 u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
16. e2-muhaldim
17. 2(u) 8(disz) udu sa2-du11 {d}gu-la
18. 1(u) 8(disz) udu 1(disz) u8 6(disz) masz2 3(disz) ud5
19. ba-usz2 mu ur-ra-sze3 dingir-ba-ni szu ba-ti
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20. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 3(u) 1(disz) udu
21. szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) 4(disz) u8
22. szunigin 6(gesz2) 1(u) masz2
23. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) ud5
24. ki ur-ku3-nun-na ba-zi
25. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
left
1. 2(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 5(u) 3(disz) mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

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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
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 1, 74

    [Watson1986BCT1] Watson, Philip J. 1986. Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. 1: Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem. Warminster: Aris & Phillips.

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: A.0636_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.48.11.01, Šulgi.48.11.28
  • Alternative Years:
  • Date Comments:
  • Accounting Period: Šulgi.48.11.01 to Šulgi.48.11.28

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:03 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:23 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:42 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 1, 074 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105176.
BCT 1, 074 artifact entry (No. P105176). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105176
BCT 1, 074 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105176 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105176
LB  - CDLI:P105176
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - BCT 1, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105176
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 074 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105176.
BCT 1, 074 artifact entry (No. P105176). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105176
BCT 1, 074 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105176 (Accessed: November 12, 2025).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-11-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 074 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105176},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105176},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105176
LB  - CDLI:P105176
M1  - 2025/11/12/
TI  - BCT 1, 074 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105176
ER  -
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