BCT 1, 065 (P105167)

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

Museum Collection(s)

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Museum Number

A.0604_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

-

Has seal impression(s)

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) udu e2-muhaldim u4 2(disz)-kam
2. 1(disz) udu u4 3(disz)-kam
3. 2(disz) udu u4 4(disz)-kam
4. 6(disz) u8 3(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 e2-muhaldim
5. 5(disz) udu bu-ra-asz-hi
6. u4 5(disz)-kam
7. 1(disz) udu u4 6(disz)#-kam
8. 3(disz) u8 6(disz) udu 2(disz) masz2
9. u4 7(disz)-kam
10. 6(disz) u8 1(u) la2 1(disz) udu 2(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3
11. u4 8(disz)-kam
12. 1(u) udu 4(u) 4(disz) u8
13. 5(disz) ud5 1(disz) masz2 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
14. 1(disz) masz2 u4 1(u)-kam
15. 5(disz) u8 4(disz) udu 5(disz) ud5 2(disz) masz2
16. u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
17. 8(disz) u8 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
18. 8(disz) u8 1(disz) ud5 1(disz) masz2 u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
19. 5(disz) u8 1(disz) ud5 4(disz) masz2 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
20. 1(disz) u8 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
21. 1(disz) u8 1(disz) udu u4 2(u)-kam
22. 3(disz) u8 1(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
23. 1(disz) udu 1(u) 4(disz) ud5 1(u) 5(disz) masz2 u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 2(u) 3(disz) <x> 1(disz) udu
2. 1(disz) ud5 1(disz) masz2
3. lu2-[...]-x-a
4. 1(disz) u8 1(disz) udu [u4] 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
5. szu#-gid2# e2-muhaldim# u3# [zi]-ga [didli]
6. 3(u) udu sa2-du11 [{d}gu]-la
7. 1(u) 4(disz) udu 1(u) 2(disz) u8 [x masz2] 2(disz) ud5 ba-usz2
8. kiszib3 dingir-ba-ni
  blank space
9. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(disz) udu
10. szunigin 2(gesz2) 2(u) u8
11. szunigin 3(u) masz2
12. szunigin 3(u) 1(disz) ud5
13. zi#-ga ki# ur-<ku3>-nun-na
14. iti [ki]-siki-{d}nin-a-zu
15. mu [si]-mu-ru-um{ki} u3 lu-lu-bu[{ki}] ba-hul
left
1. 4(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz)
seal 1
1. [dingir-ba]-ni
  rest broken

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.44.04.02 to Šulgi.44.04.22

Seals

This artifact is impressed by the following seal(s):

Seal Seal Number Provenience Period Date
CDLI Seals 000119 (composite) (P430218) S000119 Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem) Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Record

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P105167

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.0604_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028875

References

  • primary: BCT 1, 65

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

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-09-16 at 15:21:51 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:02 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:23 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:42 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 1, 065 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105167.
BCT 1, 065 artifact entry (No. P105167). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105167
BCT 1, 065 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105167 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105167},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105167
LB  - CDLI:P105167
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BCT 1, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105167
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 1, 065 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105167.
BCT 1, 065 artifact entry (No. P105167). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105167
BCT 1, 065 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105167 (Accessed: April 17, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-17]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 065 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105167},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105167},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105167
LB  - CDLI:P105167
M1  - 2026/4/17/
TI  - BCT 1, 065 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105167
ER  -
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