BCT 1, 014 (P105116)

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.0561_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. 1(disz) udu niga saga
 en: 1 best-quality barley-fed ram,
2. 6(disz) udu
 en: 6 rams,
3. 3(disz) masz2
 en: 3 billy goat kids,
4. 2(disz) sila4 ga
 en: 2 suckling male lambs,
5. ba-usz2 u4 2(u)-kam
 en: dead, day 20,
reverse
 en:
1. ki na-lu5
 en: from Nalu
2. {d}szul-gi-iri-mu
 en: Šulgi-irimu
3. szu ba-ti
 en: received;
4. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi
 en: month: “festival of Šulgi” (month 7),
5. mu en {d}nanna ba-hun
 en: year: “the priestess of Nanna was installed” (Amar-Suen 9).

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/P105116

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.0561_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028824

References

  • primary: BCT 1, 14

    [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
2011-07-22 at 13:24:00 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:21 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:40 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 014 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105116.
BCT 1, 014 artifact entry (No. P105116). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105116
BCT 1, 014 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105116 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105116},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105116
LB  - CDLI:P105116
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - BCT 1, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105116
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 014 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105116.
BCT 1, 014 artifact entry (No. P105116). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105116
BCT 1, 014 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105116 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 014 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105116},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105116},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105116
LB  - CDLI:P105116
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - BCT 1, 014 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105116
ER  -
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