BCT 1, 083 (P105185)

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.0624_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. 2(disz) udu niga {d}inanna unu{ki}-sze3!(TUG2)
2. a-hu-ni sagi maszkim
3. 5(disz) udu szu-gid2 e2-muhaldim
4. mu kas4-e-ne-sze3
5. 2(disz) udu niga ki-ri2-ib-ul-me lu2 si-mu-ru-um{ki}
6. giri3 {d}nanna-i3-gi sukkal
7. 1(disz) udu niga i-sza-we-er dumu ad-da-gi-na
reverse
1. lu2 ha-ar-szi{ki}
2. giri3 ri-ib!-hu-ti sukkal
3. ARAD2-mu maszkim
4. iti u4 1(u) 6(disz) ba-zal
5. ki zu-ba-ga-ta
6. ba-zi
7. giri3 ad-da-kal-la dub-sar
8. iti ezem-mah
9. mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun
left
1. 1(u) 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/P105185

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.0624_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028893

References

  • primary: BCT 1, 83

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

  • 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
2024-09-16 at 15:26:53 Lafont, Bertrand Transliteration Lafont, Bertrand Lafont, Bertrand Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:42 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, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105185.
BCT 1, 083 artifact entry (No. P105185). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105185
BCT 1, 083 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105185 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105185},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105185
LB  - CDLI:P105185
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BCT 1, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105185
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 083 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105185.
BCT 1, 083 artifact entry (No. P105185). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105185
BCT 1, 083 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105185 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 083 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105185},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105185},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105185
LB  - CDLI:P105185
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BCT 1, 083 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105185
ER  -
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