BCT 1, 134 (P105236)

Administrative tablet excavated in Girsu (mod. Tello), 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.1150_1982

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Girsu (mod. Tello)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

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tablet
obverse
1. 2(disz) tug2 nig2-lam2 3(disz)-kam us2
2. siki-bi 3(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na-ta
3. geme2-bi 4(disz)-ta
4. a2 iti 2(disz)-kam
5. 4(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2
6. siki-bi 8(disz) ma-na-ta
7. geme2-bi 4(disz)-ta
8. 7(disz) tug2 usz-bar
9. siki-bi 3(disz) ma-na-ta
10. geme2-bi 1(disz)-ta
11. 4(disz) gada du
12. gu-bi 2(u) sa-ta
13. geme2-bi 4(disz)-ta
14. a2 iti 1(disz)-kam
15. 1(disz) 1/2(disz) geme2 ugula-iri
16. 2(disz) geme2 tu-ra#
17. [...]
18. szunigin 1(u) 1(disz) [tug2 nig2]-lam2# 3(disz)-kam us2
19. siki-bi 3(u) 6(disz) [2/3(disz)] ma-[na]
20. szunigin 3(u) 4(disz) tug2 guz-[za 4(disz)-kam us2]
reverse
1. siki-bi 2(u) gu2 3(u) 2(disz) [ma-na]
2. szunigin 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 usz-[bar]
3. sziti? gu2-tar-bi 3(asz) gu2 5(u) 1(disz) [ma-na]
  closer to siki
4. szunigin 4(u) 4(disz) gada [du]
5. gu-bi 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) [sa]
  blank space
6. szunigin 4(gesz2) 4(u) 6(disz) tug2 gada hi-[a]
7. szunigin 2(u) 1(asz) gu2 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki hi
8. szunigin 3(asz) gu2 5(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki gu2-tar
9. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) 4(u) sa gu
10. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1/2(disz) geme2-bi
  blank space
11. tag du3-a iti 1(u) 1(disz)-kam
12. 4(asz) gu2 3(u) 8(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 siki mug
13. e2-gal-sze3 tum3-dam
14. tug2 gu2 nig2-ka9! iri
15. e2-a-ba-ni ensi2 erisz2{ki}
16. iti diri sze-sag11-ku5
17. mu us2-sa a-ra2 3(disz)-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} ba-hul-a
18. giri3 masz-gu-la sukkal

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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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  • primary: BCT 1, 134

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

  • 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: 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.

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  • Museum No.: A.1150_1982
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  • Provenience: Girsu (mod. Tello) [uncertain] Provenience Comments:

    Owen, David I., JAOS 108, 115 (rather than Drehem)

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  • Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
  • Dates Referenced: Šulgi.33.11d.00 (intercalated) (us2 year)
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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
2017-03-03 at 09:52:10 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:06 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:26 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:16:44 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, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105236.
BCT 1, 134 artifact entry (No. P105236). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105236 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 1, 134 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105236 (Accessed: March 23, 2026).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BCT 1, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105236},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105236
LB  - CDLI:P105236
M1  - 2026/3/23/
TI  - BCT 1, 134 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105236
ER  -

Cite this Artifacts

“BCT 1, 134 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2024. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). October 27, 2024. https://cdli.earth/P105236.
BCT 1, 134 artifact entry (No. P105236). (2024, October 27). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105236 (Original work published 2001)
BCT 1, 134 artifact entry (2024) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105236 (Accessed: March 23, 2026).
@misc{2024BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-03-23]},
	year = {2024},
	month = {oct 27},
	title = {BCT 1, 134 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105236},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105236},
}


TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2024/10/27/
PY  - 2024
ID  - P105236
LB  - CDLI:P105236
M1  - 2026/3/23/
TI  - BCT 1, 134 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105236
ER  -
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