BCT 1, 133 (P105235)

Administrative tablet excavated in Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar), 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.1235_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

-

Text

tablet
obverse
1. 5(disz) sar al ak
2. a2-bi2-li2-a
3. 5(disz) szi-ha-lum
4. 5(disz) ma-al-lum
5. 5(disz) lu2-{d}suen
6. 5(disz) ARAD2-dam
7. 5(disz) i3-[li2?]-ki-ib-ri
8. za-din!
9. szunigin 6(disz) gurusz 5(disz)# sar-ta
10. 2(disz) er3-re-szum
11. 2(disz) a-ha-am-ar-szi
12. puzur4-we-er
reverse
  blank space
1. szunigin 3(disz) gurusz 2(disz) sar-ta
2. i-ri-ib ugula
  blank space
3. szunigin 3(u) la2 1(disz) sar al ak
4. a2 u4 2(u) la2 1(disz)-kam
5. a-sza3 sza-at!-ha-zi
6. a-da-lal3 engar
7. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu
8. mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul

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/P105235

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
Written In
Archive
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK
Museum Number A.1235_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028943

References

  • primary: BCT 1, 133

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

  • citation: JSS 34, 185

    [Gomi1989JSS34] Gomi, Tohru. 1989. “Review of P. J. Watson, Catalogue of Cuneiform Tablets in Birmingham City Museum. Vol. 1.” Journal of Semitic Studies 34: 183–87.

  • citation: ASJ 13, p.409-417, p. 410

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

  • citation: JAOS 108 (pp. 111-122), 115

    [Owen1988JAOS108] Owen, David I. 1988. “Random Notes on a Recent Ur III Volume.” Journal of the American Oriental Society 108 (1): 111–22. https://doi.org/10.2307/603250.

  • 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.

  • collation: ASJ 13, p.409-417, p. 410

    [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
2024-10-27 at 11:48:39 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2024-07-02 at 08:18:58 Firth, Richard Artifact metadata, Other metadata Firth, Richard Firth, Richard Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 14:11:13 CDLI, CDLI Transliteration CDLI, CDLI 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
2009-06-03 at 09:51:37 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, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105235.
BCT 1, 133 artifact entry (No. P105235). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105235 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 1, 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105235 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BCT 1, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105235},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 133 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105235.
BCT 1, 133 artifact entry (No. P105235). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105235 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 1, 133 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105235 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BCT 1, 133 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105235},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105235},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105235
LB  - CDLI:P105235
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BCT 1, 133 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105235
ER  -
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