BCT 1, 132 (P105234)

Administrative tablet excavated in Uncertain (mod. uncertain), 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.1135_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

uncertain (mod. uncertain)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 2(u)# la2 1(disz) geme2 sag-dub
2. 2(disz) geme2 a2 2/3(disz)
3. u4 7(disz)-sze3
4. a2-bi 2(gesz2) 2(u) 2(disz) 1/3(disz) geme2 u4 1(disz)-sze3
5. u4 {d}szul-gi an-na ba-a-e11-da-a
reverse
1. i3-du8-am3
  Waetzoldt OLZ 83, 30 '7 day release from work duties'
2. ki a2-na-na-ta
3. ba-zi
  1 line blank
4. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2
5. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} u3 ki-masz{ki} ba-hul

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

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

Record

20120409 englund: 142 1/3 workdays dedicated to funeral of Shulgi

LOD URI https://cdli.network/entity/P105234

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience uncertain (mod. uncertain)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.1135_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028942

References

  • primary: BCT 1, 132

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

  • history: ASJ 13, p.409-417, p. 410-414

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

  • citation: Fs Tadmor 158 + n. 87-91

    [Hallo1991FsTadmor] Hallo, William W. 1991. “The Death of Kings: Traditional Historiography in Contextual Perspective.” In Ah, Assyria– : Studies in Assyrian History and Ancient Near Eastern Historiography Presented to Hayim Tadmor, 148–65. Scripta Hierosolymitana 33. Jerusalem : Magnes Press, Hebrew University.

  • citation: OLZ 83 (pp. 28-31), 30

    [Waetzoldt1988OLZ83] Waetzoldt, Hartmut. 1988. “Review of P. J. Watson, Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum Vol. 1.” Orientalistische Literaturzeitung 83: 28–31.

    (to Shulig's death in 48/11)

  • citation: Fs Vajda 245-255

    [Wilcke1988FsVajda] Wilcke, Claus. 1988. “König Šulgis Himmelfahrt.” In Festschrift László Vajda, 1:245–55. Münchener Beiträge Zur Völkerurkunde. Munich.

  • citation: ASJ 9, p.320-322, p. 320-322

    [Yoshikawa1987BCT1] Yoshikawa, Mamoru. 1987. “Review: Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. 1. Neo-Sumerian Texts from Drehem.” Acta Sumerologica 9: 320–22.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2024-10-27 at 11:48:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2012-04-08 at 10:56:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2012-03-21 at 17:41:24 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:44 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, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105234.
BCT 1, 132 artifact entry (No. P105234). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105234 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 1, 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105234 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BCT 1, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105234},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 132 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105234.
BCT 1, 132 artifact entry (No. P105234). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105234 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 1, 132 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105234 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BCT 1, 132 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105234},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105234},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105234
LB  - CDLI:P105234
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BCT 1, 132 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105234
ER  -
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