BCT 1, 056 (P105158)

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.0590_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. [...] x
2. [...] x
3. u4 1(disz)-kam
4. 4(disz) sila4 u4 2(disz)-kam
5. 2(disz) sila4 1(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2 u4 3(disz)-kam
6. 4(disz) sila4 2(disz) masz2-gal u4 4(disz)-kam
7. 2(disz) sila4 u4 5(disz)!-kam
8. 3(disz) sila4 2(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2 u4 6(disz)-kam
9. 3(disz) sila4 u4 7(disz)-kam
10. 3(disz) sila4 2(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2 u4 8(disz)-kam
11. 5(disz) sila4 u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
12. 1(u) 5(disz) udu 4(disz) sila4 2(disz) masz2
13. 1(disz) amar masz-da3-munus
14. u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
15. 3(disz) sila4 1(disz) amar masz-da3-munus u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
16. 4(disz) sila4 1(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2 u4 1(u) 3(disz)-kam
17. 2(u) 1(disz) udu 5(disz) sila4 2(disz) masz2 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam
18. [...] masz-da3-nita2 u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam
19. 3(disz) sila4 1(disz) amar masz-da3-munus u4 1(u) 6(disz)-kam
20. 1(disz) udu 5(disz) sila4 1(disz) masz2-gal 1(disz) masz2
21. 1(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2 2(disz) amar masz-da3-munus
22. u4 1(u) 7(disz)-kam
23. 5(disz) sila4 u4 1(u) 8(disz)-kam
24. 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
25. 1(u) 8(disz) udu 2(disz) sila4 u4 2(u)-kam
26. 5(disz) sila4 u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam
27. 3(disz) sila4 4(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2
28. 2(disz) amar masz-da3-munus u4 2(u) 3(disz)-kam
reverse
1. 4(disz) sila4 u4 2(u) 4(disz)-kam
2. 6(disz) udu 1(disz) sila4 u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam
3. 2(disz) sila4 u4 2(u) 7(disz)-kam
4. 3(disz) sila4 3(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2
5. u4 2(u) 8(disz)-kam
6. 7(disz) udu 7(disz) sila4 3(disz) masz2 u4 3(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
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7. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 8(disz) udu
8. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 5(disz) sila4
9. szunigin 3(gesz2) masz2-gal
10. szunigin 8(disz) masz2
11. szunigin 1(disz) {munus}asz2-gar3!
12. szunigin 1(u) 8(disz) amar masz-da3-nita2
13. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) amar masz-da3-munus
14. 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) udu 3(u) la2 1(disz) masz-da3
15. ki in-ta-e3-a-ta
16. du11#-ga i3-dab5
17. [iti masz]-da3-gu7
18. [mu {d}x]-{d}suen lugal

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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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  • Condition Description:
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  • Artifact comments:

  • primary: BCT 1, 56

    [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.0590_1982
  • Accession No.:

  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šū-Suen.01.01.01, Šū-Suen.01.01.29
  • Alternative Years:
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  • Accounting Period: Šū-Suen.01.01.01 to Šū-Suen.01.01.29

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
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 09:51:34 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:41 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

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Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 1, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105158.
BCT 1, 056 artifact entry (No. P105158). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105158
BCT 1, 056 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105158 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105158
LB  - CDLI:P105158
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - BCT 1, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105158
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 1, 056 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105158.
BCT 1, 056 artifact entry (No. P105158). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105158
BCT 1, 056 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105158 (Accessed: March 11, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-11]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 056 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105158},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105158},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105158
LB  - CDLI:P105158
M1  - 2026/3/11/
TI  - BCT 1, 056 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105158
ER  -
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