BCT 1, 139 (P105241)

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.1094_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. [1(disz)?] 1/3(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
2. a-at-ti-a dam-gar3
3. szesz zu-al
4. 1(disz) ma-na er3-re-bu-um
5. dumu hu-un-na-ru-um
6. 1(u) 8(disz) gin2 ku3-sig17
7. a-li dam-gar3-ra
8. dumu bi-ik-ki-nu-um
9. 1(disz) ma-na ku3-babbar
10. ur-{d}sud3-da dam-<gar3>
11. dumu# ur-zu
reverse
1. [x] gin2 igi-4(disz)-gal2 ku3-babbar
2. x mu-na-si
3. 1(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar bu3-u2-nu-um
4. ARAD2 ur-{d}sud3-da-me
  1 line blank
5. mu lu2-sza#-lim
6. lu2 {gesz}tukul lugal-ke4 {gesz}tukul bi2-se3-ga-sze3
7. en#-ur2-ku3-ge ra2-gaba en-na
8. [szu]-du8#-a-ni in-gub
9. [iti] u5#-bi2-gu7
10. [mu] en# {d}nanna ba-[hun]

Textual annotations

#new_text=P105241 # ID FORM SEGM XPOSTAG HEAD DEPREL MISC # ID FORM LEMMA UPOSTAG XPOSTAG FEATS HEAD DEPREL DEPS MISC 1 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 2 1/3(disz) 1/3(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 3 ma-na mana[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 4 ku3-babbar kugbabbar[silver] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 5 a-at-ti-a Ayatti'a[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 6 dam-gar3 damgar[merchant] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 7 szesz szesz[brother] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 8 zu-al Zu'al[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 9 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 10 ma-na mana[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 11 er3-re-bu-um Errebum[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 12 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 13 hu-un-na-ru-um Hunnarum[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 14 1(u) 1(u)[ten] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 15 8(disz) 8(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 16 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 17 ku3-sig17 kugsig[gold] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 18 a-li Ali[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 19 dam-gar3-ra damgar[merchant] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 20 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 21 bi-ik-ki-nu-um Bikkinum[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 22 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 23 ma-na mana[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 24 ku3-babbar kugbabbar[silver] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 25 ur-{d}sud3-da Ursudda[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 26 dam-gar3 damgar[merchant] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 27 dumu dumu[child] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 28 ur-zu Urzu[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 29 x _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 30 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 31 igi-4(disz)-gal2 igi4(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 32 ku3-babbar kugbabbar[silver] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 33 x _[_] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 34 mu-na-si Munasi[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 35 1(disz) 1(disz)[one] NUM NU _ _ _ _ _ 36 gin2 gig[unit] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 37 ku3-babbar kugbabbar[silver] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 38 bu3-u2-nu-um Bu'unum[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 39 ARAD2 arad[slave] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 40 ur-{d}sud3-da-me Ursuddame[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen _ _ _ _ 41 mu mu[name] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 42 lu2-sza-lim Luszalim[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 43 lu2 lu[person] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 44 {gesz}tukul tukul[weapon] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 45 lugal-ke4 lugal[king] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Gen|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 46 {gesz}tukul tukul[weapon] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Nhum _ _ _ _ 47 bi2-se3-ga-sze3 sig[harness] VERB V Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 48 en-ur2-ku3-ge Enurkuge[1] PROPN PN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 49 ra2-gaba ragaba[rider] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 50 en-na en[priest] NOUN N Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Erg _ _ _ _ 51 szu-du8-a-ni szudu'a[guarantee] NOUN N Number=Sing|Animacy=Hum _ _ _ _ 52 in-gub gub[pledge] VERB V Verb Form=Fin|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 53 iti iti[month] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 54 u5-bi2-gu7 Ubigu[1] PROPN MN Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 55 mu mu[year] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 56 en en[priest] NOUN N Number=Sing _ _ _ _ 57 {d}nanna Nanna[1] PROPN DN Animacy=Hum|Number=Sing|Case=Gen,Abs _ _ _ _ 58 ba-hun hug[hire] VERB V Voice=Mid|Person=3|Number=Sing _ _ _ _

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/P105241

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.1094_1982
Accession Number

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 028949

References

  • primary: BCT 1, 139

    [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. 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
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
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Transliteration Pagé-Perron, Émilie CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:24:07 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI, CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:08:27 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, 139 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105241.
BCT 1, 139 artifact entry (No. P105241). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105241
BCT 1, 139 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105241 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 139 artifact entry},
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	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105241},
}


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Cite this Artifact

“BCT 1, 139 Artifact Entry.” 2001. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). December 20, 2001. https://cdli.earth/P105241.
BCT 1, 139 artifact entry (No. P105241). (2001, December 20). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P105241
BCT 1, 139 artifact entry (2001) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P105241 (Accessed: October 12, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-10-12]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
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	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105241},
}


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DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
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LB  - CDLI:P105241
M1  - 2026/10/12/
TI  - BCT 1, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105241
ER  -
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