BM 014751 (P316112)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 014751

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (Receipt for fish delivered by Lú-∂Nin-åubur to ur-més. (CBT 1))

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 4(asz) 1(barig) ku6 nig2-ki gur
2. 6(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) ku6-sze6 gur
3. 2(gesz'u) 5(u) 2(disz) ba saga
4. 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 2(u) 4(disz) ba du
5. a2 gesz-gar-ra
reverse
1. ki lu2-{d}nin-szubur-ta
2. ugula ARAD2-mu
3. mu-kux(DU)
4. ur-mes
5. szu ba-ti
6. iti sze-sag11-ku5 <u4> 2(u) 4(disz)-<kam>
  unclear from photo, chould be u4 n-kam
7. mu si-mu-ru-um <<lu-lu-bu>> lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-kam#-asz# ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (Receipt for fish delivered by Lú-∂Nin-åubur to ur-més. (CBT 1))
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P316112

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

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

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 014751
Accession Number 1896-04-07, 0140

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 063551
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.14751
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1896-0407-140

References

  • history: CBT 1, BM 14751

    [Figulla1961CBT1] Figulla, Hugo Heinrich. 1961. Catalogue of the Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum. Volume I. London: The Trustees of the British Museum.

  • citation: BBVO 10, p. 128 n. 408

    [Englund1990Fischerei] Englund, Robert K. 1990. Organisation Und Verwaltung Der Ur III-Fischerei. Berliner Beiträge Zum Vorderen Orient, Band 10. Berlin: Dietrich Reimer.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-21 at 07:05:30 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2015-05-05 at 09:42:47 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2013-07-23 at 17:10:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-07-30 at 09:45:55 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-04-04 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata Alivernini, Sergio; Molina, Manuel CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BM 014751 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316112.
BM 014751 artifact entry (No. P316112). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316112 (Original work published 2006)
BM 014751 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316112 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 014751 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316112},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P316112
LB  - CDLI:P316112
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 014751 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316112
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BM 014751 Artifact Entry.” (2006) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P316112.
BM 014751 artifact entry (No. P316112). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P316112 (Original work published 2006)
BM 014751 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P316112 (Accessed: October 28, 2026).
@misc{2023BM,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-28]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {BM 014751 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P316112},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P316112},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2023/8/19/
PY  - 2023
ID  - P316112
LB  - CDLI:P316112
M1  - 2026/10/28/
TI  - BM 014751 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P316112
ER  -
This website uses essential cookies that are necessary for it to work properly. These cookies are enabled by default.