BCT 1, 120 (P105222)

Administrative tag 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.1251_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tag

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

object tag
obverse
1. pisan-dub-ba
 en: Basket-of-tablets:
2. e2-tum
 en: ‘chambers’ of
3. sag-nig2-gur11-ra
 en: debits
4. u3 zi-ga
 en: and credits,
5. ta2-hi-isz-a-tal
 en: Tahis-atal,
6. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu u4 1(u) 8(disz) zal-la-ta
 en: from month “Festival-of-Ninazu,” 18th day passed,
reverse
1. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
 en: to month “Harvest,”
2. iti 7(disz) u4 1(u) 2(disz)-kam
 en: (a period of) 7 months 12 days,
3. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
 en: year: “Šašru was destroyed.”
  blank space

Textual annotations

#new_text=P105222 # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 pisan-dub-ba bisagdubak[filing_basket] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 2 e2-tum bitum[administrative_term] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 3 sag-nig2-gur11-ra sagnigGArak[available_assets] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 u3 u[and] CCONJ CNJ _ _ _ _ _ 5 zi-ga ziga[expenditure] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 ta2-hi-isz-a-tal Tahiszatal[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 7 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 ezem-{d}nin-a-zu Ezemninazu[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 9 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 10 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 11 8(disz) 8(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 12 zal-la-ta zal[pass] VERB V _ _ _ _ _ 13 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 14 sze-sag11-ku5-sze3 Szesagku[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 15 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 16 7(disz) 7(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 17 u4 ud[day] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 19 2(disz)-kam 2(disz)[one] NUM NU Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 20 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 sza-asz-ru{ki} Szaszru[1] PROPN SN Number=Sing|Case=Abs _ _ _ _ 22 ba-hul hulu[destroy] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative (pisan-dub-ba)
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Amar-Suen.06.05.00 to Amar-Suen.06.12.00

Record

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105222

Physical information

Artifact type Tag
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.1251_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028930

References

  • primary: BCT 1, 120

    [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
2022-12-04 at 11:30:39 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Annotation McGrath, William; Wang Jinyan Machine Translation and Automated Analysis of Cuneiform Languages Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2016-12-12 at 08:42:57 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2015-05-06 at 08:16:33 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:25 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:43 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, 120 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105222.
BCT 1, 120 artifact entry (No. P105222). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105222
BCT 1, 120 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105222 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105222},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105222
LB  - CDLI:P105222
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - BCT 1, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105222
ER  -

Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 120 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105222.
BCT 1, 120 artifact entry (No. P105222). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105222
BCT 1, 120 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105222 (Accessed: May 16, 2026).
@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-05-16]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 120 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105222},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105222},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105222
LB  - CDLI:P105222
M1  - 2026/5/16/
TI  - BCT 1, 120 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105222
ER  -
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