MCS 1, 45, BM 103400 (P112568)

Administrative tablet excavated in Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem), dated to the Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC) period and now kept in British Museum, London, UK

Museum Collection(s)

British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 103400

Period

Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)

Provenience

Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)

Artifact Type

Tablet

Material(s)

Clay

Genre / Subgenre(s)

Administrative

Language(s)

Sumerian

Measurements

104.0 mm × 126.0 mm × 30.0 mm

Text

tablet
obverse
column 1
1. 4(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
2. 6(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) zi3 gur
3. 3(u) 9(asz) dabin gur
4. 4(u) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gig gur
5. 3(asz) gu2-gal gur
6. 4(asz) gu2-tur-tur gur
7. iti masz-ku3-gu7-ta
8. iti diri sze-sag11-<ku5>-sze3
9. iti-bi 1(u) 3(disz)-am3
10. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-an-ku4?
  Shulgi 36 i-xiid
11. 2(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
12. 1(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(disz) 4(barig) zi3 gur
13. 3(asz) 1(barig) zi3 munu4! gur
14. 4(asz) 2(barig) imgaga3 gur
15. 2(disz) gu2-gal-gal gur
16. 1(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-tur
17. iti masz-ku3-gu7-ta
18. iti a2-ki-ti-sze3
19. [iti]-bi 6(disz)-am3
20. [mu {d}szul-gi lugal-e] bad3 ma-da ba-du3
  Shulgi 37 i-vi
21. [n] 1(barig) sze gur
22. [n] 5(ban2) zi3 gur
23. [n] imgaga3 gur
24. [n] gig gur
25. [n zi3] gazx(KUM) gur
column 2
1. 9(asz) [n ... gur]
2. 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) zi3-gu gur
3. 4(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur
4. 7(asz) 1(barig) esza gur
5. 2(barig) gu2-gal-gal
6. 1(barig) sze-lu2
7. iti masz-ku3-gu7-ta
8. iti a2-ki-ti-sze3
9. iti-bi 6(disz)-am3
10. mu us2-sa bad3 ma-da ba-du3
  Shulgi 38 i-vi
11. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) sze gur
12. 1(gesz2) 4(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur
13. 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gig gur
14. 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) imgaga3 gur
15. 1(asz) 4(barig) 4(disz) sila3 gu2-gal-gal gur
16. 2(asz) 2(ban2) gu2-tur-tur gur
17. 1(barig) sze-lu2
18. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
19. iti u5-bi2-gu7-sze3
20. iti-bi 4(disz)-am3
21. mu e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
  Shulgi 38 xii – Shulgi 39 iii
22. 4(u) 1(asz) sze gur
23. 5(u) 4(barig) zi3 gur
column 3
  beginning broken
1'. iti sze-[sag11-ku5]
2'. mu e2 puzur4#-[isz]-{d}da-gan ba-du3-ta
  Shulgi 39 n-xii
3'. iti u5-bi2-gu7-sze3
4'. iti-bi 4(disz)-am3#
5'. bala {d}nisaba-an-dul3#
6'. 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) sze gur
7'. 2(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) ziz2 gur
8'. 6(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gig gur
9'. sze ziz2 gig iri-sa12-rig7{ki}
  at end u3 x (erasure) ki
10'. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu-ta
11'. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2-sze3
12'. iti-bi 8(disz)-am3
13'. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3
  Shulgi 40 iv-xi
14'. 2(u) sze gur
15'. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur
16'. 3(asz) gig gur
17'. iti sze-sag11-ku5-ta
18'. iti u5-bi2-gu7-sze3
19'. iti szu-esz5-sza-ta
20'. iti ezem-mah-sze3
21'. iti-bi 6(disz)-am3
22'. mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 mu us2-sa-bi
  Shulgi 40 xii – Shulgi 41 iii, Shulgi 41 viii-ix
reverse
column 1
1. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sze gur
2. 2(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur
3. 2(u) 2(asz) gig gur
4. 1(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-gal-gal gur
5. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-tur-tur gur
6. 1(barig) 1(ban2) {u2}gamun2
7. 3(ban2) sze-lu2
8. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
9. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
10. iti-bi 6(disz)-<am3>
11. mu sza-asz-ru{ki} ba-hul
  Shulgi 42 vii-xii
12. 4(u) 6(asz) 4(ban2) sze gur
13. 1(gesz2) ziz2 gur
14. 7(asz) gig gur
15. 2(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-gal-gal
16. 1(barig) 4(ban2) 2(disz)? sila3 gu2-tur
17. 5(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
18. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
19. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
20. iti-bi 6(disz)-am3
21. mu en {d}nanna masz2-e <i3>-pa3
  Shulgi 43 vii-xii
22. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) sze gur
23. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur
24. 1(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gig gur
25. 2(barig) sze in-nu-ha
26. iti ezem-{d}szul-gi-ta
27. iti sze-sag11-ku5-sze3
28. iti-bi 6(disz)-am3
29. mu lu-lu-bu{ki} si-mu-ru-um ba-hul
  Shulgi 44 vii-xii
30. 3(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2)# [sze gur]
31. 1(gesz2) 2(u) 6(asz)# [n ziz2 gur]
column 2
1. 1(u) 2(asz) 5(ban2)? 5(disz)# sila3# gig gur
2. 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
3. 3(barig) 3(ban2) dabin
4. 1(barig) imgaga3
5. 1(barig) 3(ban2) esza
6. 2(barig) 3(ban2) gu2-gal-gal
7. [n] gu2-tur-tur
8. iti ki-siki-{d}nin-a-zu-ta
9. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2-sze3
10. iti-bi 8(disz)-am3
11. mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul
  Shulgi 45 iv-xi (no min/diri)
12. 3(u) 3(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) sze gur
13. 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) zi3 gur
14. 1(u) 7(asz) 5(ban2) gig gur
15. 2(u) 1(barig) imgaga3 gur
16. 4(barig) 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gu2-gal-gal
17. 3(barig) gu2-tur-tur
18. 1(barig) sze in-nu-ha
19. 2(ban2) sze-lu2
20. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu-ta
21. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2-sze3
22. iti-bi 7(disz)-am3
23. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  Shulgi 46 v-xi
24. 6(asz) 2(barig) zi3 gur 1(asz) 2(barig) sze gur
25. 5(asz) 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gig gur
26. 2(barig) 2(ban2) gu2-gal-gal
27. 2(barig) 4(ban2) gu2-tur-tur
28. iti ezem-{d}nin-a-zu-ta
29. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2-sze3
30. iti-bi 7(disz)-am3
31. mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul#
  Shulgi 47 v-xi
column 3
1. [n] 4(ban2) sze gur
2. [n] 3(barig) 3(ban2) zi3# gur
3. [n] 2(ban2) gig gur
4. [x] 4(asz) imgaga3 gur
5. iti# ezem-{d}nin-a-zu-ta
6. iti ezem-me-ki-gal2-sze3
7. iti-bi 7(disz)-am3
8. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  Shulgi 48 v-xi
  blank space
10. szunigin 1(gesz'u) 8(gesz2) 3(u) 8(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur
11. szunigin 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) 1(asz) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gur
12. szunigin 3(gesz2) 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gig gur
13. szunigin 1(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 imgaga3 gur
14. szunigin 4(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gazx(KUM) gur
15. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) zi3-sig15 gur
16. szunigin 1(gesz2) 3(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) dabin!?(SZE) gur
17. [szunigin] 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) esza gur
18. szunigin 3(barig) sze in-nu-ha
19. szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gu2-gal gur
20. szunigin 9(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-[tur] gur
21. szunigin 1(barig) 1(ban2) {u2}gamun2
22. szunigin 2(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-lu2
  blank space
23. sze szu ti-a
24. lugal-a2-zi-da
25. mu {d}nanna kar-zi-da e2-a-na ba-ku4?-ta
  Shulgi 36
26. mu ha-ar-szi{ki} ki-masz{ki} ba-hul
  Shulgi 48
27. mu-bi 1(u) 3(disz)-am3

Text content

Genre(s) Administrative
Language(s) Sumerian

Chronology

Period Ur III (ca. 2100-2000 BC)
Accounting Period Šulgi.36.01.00 to Šulgi.48.11.00

Record

Full transliteration given in BDTNS 012372

Permalink https://cdli.network/entity/P112568

Physical information

Artifact type Tablet
Dimensions 104.0 mm × 126.0 mm × 30.0 mm
Weight
Material(s) Clay
Preservation

Provenance

Provenience Puzriš-Dagan (mod. Drehem)
Written In
Excavation Number
Findspot
Stratigraphic Level
Elevation

Collections

Collection(s) British Museum, London, UK
Museum Number BM 103400
Accession Number 1911-04-08, 0090

External resources

External Resource Identifiers
Database of Neo-Sumerian Texts (BDTNS) 012372
Electronic Babylonian Library (eBL) BM.103400
British Museum Collection (BM) W_1911-0408-90

References

  • primary: MCS 1, 45, BM 103400

    [Fish1951MCS1] Fish, Thomas. 1951. Manchester Cuneiform Studies 1.

  • history: Orient 20, p.17-32, p. 17

    [Gomi1984MCS] Gomi, Tohru. 1984. “Kollationen Zu Den von T. Fish in Manchester Cuneiform Studies Veröffentlichten Neusumerischen Texten in Grossbritannien, II.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 20: 17–32.

  • history: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 22

    [Politi2005DTBM] Politi, Janet, and Lorenzo Verderame. 2005. The Drehem Texts in the British Museum (DTBM). Nisaba 8. Messina: Di.Sc.A.M.

  • collation: Orient 20, p.17-32, p. 17

    [Gomi1984MCS] Gomi, Tohru. 1984. “Kollationen Zu Den von T. Fish in Manchester Cuneiform Studies Veröffentlichten Neusumerischen Texten in Grossbritannien, II.” Orient, Report of the Society for Near Eastern Studies in Japan 20: 17–32.

Revisions and credits

Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:32:21 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact metadata Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune Approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact metadata Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie Approved View
2017-03-03 at 09:54:03 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-07-28 at 15:18:48 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2016-01-27 at 09:28:43 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-19 at 12:44:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2016-01-19 at 12:23:47 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:34:52 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:15:35 Englund, Robert K. Transliteration Englund, Robert K. CDLI Approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:19:30 CDLI Transliteration CDLI CDLI Approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact metadata CDLI CDLI Approved View

Cite this Artifacts

“MCS 1, 45, BM 103400 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112568.
MCS 1, 45, BM 103400 artifact entry (No. P112568). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112568 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 1, 45, BM 103400 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112568 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	year = {2023},
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	title = {MCS 1, 45, {BM} 103400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112568},
}


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Cite this Artifacts

“MCS 1, 45, BM 103400 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.earth/P112568.
MCS 1, 45, BM 103400 artifact entry (No. P112568). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.earth/P112568 (Original work published 2001)
MCS 1, 45, BM 103400 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.earth/P112568 (Accessed: April 24, 2026).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2026-04-24]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {MCS 1, 45, {BM} 103400 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.earth/P112568},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.earth/P112568},
}


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