BCT 1, 004 (P105106)

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.0651_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

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 8(disz) ab2 1(u) 5(disz) gu4
2. erin2 ha-bu-ra{ki}
3. 4(disz) ab2 2(disz) gu4#
4. t,ab-li#-isz lu2 tal-musz{ki}
5. 1(disz) gu4 1(disz) udu
6. dam ri-ma-nu-um mar-tu
reverse
1. 1(disz) ab2 1(disz) gu4
2. erin2 ni-nu2-a{ki}
3. 1(disz) gu4 erin2 u2-ra#?-e{ki}
  blank space
4. mu-kux(DU)
5. u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
6. iti u5-bi2-gu7
7. mu us2-sa ma2-dara3-abzu ba-ab-du8
left
1. 3(u) 3(disz) gu4 ab2 hi-a 1(disz) udu

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105106

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) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.0651_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028814

References

  • primary: BCT 1, 4

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

  • history: Fs Astour (pp. 367-398), 396

    [Owen1997FsAstour] Owen, David I. 1997. “Ur III Geographical and Prosopographical Notes.” In Crossing Boundaries and Linking Horizons: Studies in Honor of Michael C. Astour on His 80th Birthday, edited by Gordon D. Young, Mark W. Chavalas, and Richard Averbeck, 367–98. Bethesda.

  • collation: ASJ 13, p.409-417, p. 409

    [Horowitz1991BCT1] Horowitz, Wayne, and Philip J. Watson. 1991. “Further Notes on Birmingham Cuneiform Tablets, Volume I.” Acta Sumerologica 13: 409–17.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 09:00:27 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-09-16 at 15:11:01 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Ozaki Tohru Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:23:59 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:20 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2009-06-03 at 09:51:31 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:40 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI, CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI, CDLI CDLI, CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105106.
BCT 1, 004 artifact entry (No. P105106). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105106 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 1, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105106 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BCT 1, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105106},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 004 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105106.
BCT 1, 004 artifact entry (No. P105106). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105106 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 1, 004 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105106 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BCT 1, 004 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105106},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105106},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105106
LB  - CDLI:P105106
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BCT 1, 004 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105106
ER  -
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