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

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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

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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]

Consult previous versions and their differences
Consult sign list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Consult word list of Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Textual annotations

#new_text=P105241 # 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 _ _ _ _

Collections

Birmingham Museums and Art Gallery, Birmingham, UK

Physical Information

Artifact type: Tablet
Material: Clay
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Text Information

Genre(s): Administrative
Language(s): Sumerian

Related publications

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.

Identifiers

Composite No.:
Museum No.: A.1094_1982
Accession No.:

Provenience

Provenience: Ur (mod. Tell Muqayyar)
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Chronology

Period: Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Dates Referenced: Amar-Suen.04.04.00
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Revisions and credits

Created	Creator	Type	Authors	Project	Reviewer	Status
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
2018-05-06 at 16:23:35	Pagé-Perron, Émilie	Atf	Pagé-Perron, Émilie		CDLI	approved
2011-07-22 at 13:24:07	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2011-05-02 at 14:08:27	Englund, Robert K.	Atf	Englund, Robert K.		CDLI	approved
2006-10-12 at 12:16:44	CDLI	Atf	CDLI		CDLI	approved
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00	CDLI	Artifact	CDLI		CDLI	approved

External Resources

Consult this artifact as presented on the website of collections and projects:

Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (028949) (028949)

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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: December 31, 2025).

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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105241},
	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: December 31, 2025).

@misc{2001BCT,
	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-12-31]},
	year = {2001},
	month = {dec 20},
	title = {BCT 1, 139 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P105241},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P105241},
}

TY  - ELEC
DA  - 2001/12/20/
PY  - 2001
ID  - P105241
LB  - CDLI:P105241
M1  - 2025/12/31/
TI  - BCT 1, 139 artifact entry
UR  - https://cdli.earth/P105241
ER  -