CT 32, pl. 49 BM 103421 (P108689)

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

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British Museum, London, UK

Museum Number

BM 103421

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

48.0 mm × 111.0 mm × 24.0 mm

tablet
obverse
1. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15 lugal#
 en: 1 ban2, groats, royal (measure),
2. 2(disz) sa gi ninda gur4-[ra]
 en: 2 bundles reed, fatbreads,
3. 2(disz) sa {gesz}ma-nu
 en: 2 bundles poplar,
4. 2(disz) bur-zi NE-NE-si-[sze3]
 en: 2 ...,
5. 1(ban2) dabin
 en: 1 ban2 flour,
6. 5(disz) sila3 esza dub-dub-de3#
 en: 5 sila3 eša ...,
7. 1(barig) kasz dida du
 en: 1 barig beer, dida, regular (quality),
8. 2(ban2) kasz du
 en: 2 ban2 beer, regular (quality),
9. gi-ra-num2-sze3
 en: for the wailing ceremony;
10. ur-{d}li9-si4 maszkim
 en: Ur-Lisa, enforcer;
11. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
 en: 1 ban2 groats,
12. 2(disz) sa gi ninda gur4-ra
 en: 2 bundles reed, fatbreads,
13. 2(disz) sa {gesz}ma-nu
 en: 2 bundles poplar,
14. 2(disz) bur-zi NE-NE-si-sze3
 en: 2 ...,
15. 1(barig) dabin
 en: 1 barig flour,
16. 5(disz) sila3 esza dub-dub-de3
 en: 5 sila3 eša ...,
17. 1(barig) kasz dida du
 en: 1 barig beer, dida, regular (quality),
18. siskur2 {gesz}kiri6 {d}inanna
 en: offering of the garden of Inanna;
19. {d}szul-gi-zi-mu maszkim
 en: Šulgi-zimu, enforcer;
20. 2(ban2) zi3 sig15
 en: 2 ban2 groats,
21. 4(disz) sa gi ninda gur4-ra
 en: 2 bundles reed, fatbreads,
22. 2(disz) sa {gesz}ma-nu
 en: 2 bundles poplar,
23. 2(disz) bur-zi NE-NE-si-sze3
 en: 2 ...,
24. 1(barig) dabin
 en: 1 barig flour,
25. 5(disz) sila3 esza dub-dub-de3
 en: 5 sila3 eša ...,
26. 1(barig) kasz dida du
 en: 1 barig beer, dida, regular (quality),
27. siskur2 sza3 e2-gal
 en: offering in the palace;
28. er3-re-eb maszkim
 en: Erreb, enforcer;
29. 1(ban2) zi3 sig15
 en: 1 ban2 groats,
30. 2(disz) sa gi ninda gur4-ra
 en: 2 bundles reed, fatbreads,
31. 1(barig) dabin
 en: 1 barig flour,
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1. 5(disz)# sila3 esza dub-dub-de3
 en: 5 sila3 eša ...,
2. 1(barig) kasz dida du
 en: 1 barig beer, dida, regular (quality),
3. 2(ban2) kasz du
 en: 2 ban2 beer, regular (quality),
4. gi-ra-num2-sze3
 en: for the wailing ceremony;
5. 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15
 en: 5 ban2 5 sila3 groats,
6. 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum
 en: 5 sila3 dates,
7. 1(u) gin2 i3-gesz
 en: 10 shekels, plant oil,
8. 1(u) sa gi gug2-sze3
 en: 10 bundles reed, for cakes,
9. 2(disz) sa {gesz}ma-nu
 en: 2 bundles poplar,
10. 2(disz) bur-zi NE-NE-si-sze3
 en: 2 ...,
11. 1(barig) dabin
 en: 1 barig flour,
12. 5(disz) sila3 esza dub-dub-de3
 en: 5 sila3 eša ...,
13. 1(barig) kasz dida du
 en: 1 barig beer, regular (quality),
14. 1(disz) sila3 sze sa gu2-gal-gal
 en: 1 sila3 barley, ... chickpeas,
15. 1(disz) sila3 sze sa gu2-tur-tur
 en: 1 sila3 barley, ... lentils,
16. 1(disz) sila3 sze sa gig
 en: 1 sila3 barley ...,
17. 1(disz) sila3 sze sa imgaga3
 en: 1 sila3 barley ...,
18. 1(disz) sila3 sze sa sze in-nu-ha
 en: 1 sila3 barley ... straw,
19. 1(disz) sila3 gu2-gal-gal mu2-a
 en: 1 sila3, chickpeas, grown,
20. 1(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-tur mu2-a
 en: 1 sila3 lentils, grown,
21. 1(disz) sila3 gig mu2-a
 en: 1 sila3 wheat, grown,
22. 1(disz) sila3 imgaga3 mu2#-[a]
 en: 1 sila3 ... grown,
23. 1(disz) sila3 sze [in-nu-ha mu2-a]
 en: 1 sila3 barley, straw, grown,
24. 1(disz) sila3 gu2-gal-[gal x x?]
 en: 1 sila3 chickpeas, ...,
25. 1(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-[tur x x?]
 en: 1 sila3 lentils, ...,
26. 1(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 [...]
 en: 1 sila3 sesame oil, ...,
27. 1(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 [...]
 en: 1 sila3 sesame oil, ...,
28. 1(disz) sila3 sze-gesz-i3 [...]
 en: 1 sila3 sesame oil, ...,
29. ma2 an-na-sze3 sza3 [...]
 en: for the boat of An, in ...,
30. zi-[ga]
 en: booked out;
31. iti ezem-an-[na]
 en: month: “Festival of An,”
32. mu ki-masz{ki} ba-[hul]
 en: year: “Kimaš was destroyed.”

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)

  • Artifact type: Tablet
  • Material: Clay
  • Measurements (mm): 48.0 high × 111.0 wide × 24.0 thick
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  • primary: CT 32, 49 BM 103421

    [King1912CT32] King, Leonard W. 1912. Cuneiform Texts. Cuneiform Texts from Babylonian Tablets in the British Museum 32.

  • history: DTBM = Nisaba 8, 45

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

  • Composite No.:
  • Museum No.: BM 103421
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Created Creator Type Authors Project Reviewer Status Action
2023-08-19 at 13:19:51 Rattenborg, Rune Artifact Rattenborg, Rune; Smidt, Gustav Ryberg Geomapping Landscapes of Writing Rattenborg, Rune approved View
2023-01-19 at 09:57:24 Pagé-Perron, Émilie Artifact Földi, Zsombor J.; Jiménez, Enrique; Pagé-Perron, Émilie Electronic Babylonian Library Pagé-Perron, Émilie approved View
2014-10-22 at 21:32:58 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2014-10-22 at 21:32:24 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-07-22 at 13:29:10 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2011-05-02 at 14:11:48 Englund, Robert K. Atf Englund, Robert K. CDLI approved View
2006-10-12 at 12:18:07 CDLI Atf CDLI CDLI approved View
2001-12-20 at 00:00:00 CDLI Artifact CDLI CDLI approved View

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Cite this Artifact
“CT 32, Pl. 49 BM 103421 Artifact Entry.” (2001) 2023. Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). August 19, 2023. https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108689.
CT 32, pl. 49 BM 103421 artifact entry (No. P108689). (2023, August 19). Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108689 (Original work published 2001)
CT 32, pl. 49 BM 103421 artifact entry (2023) Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative (CDLI). Available at: https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108689 (Accessed: February 15, 2025).
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	note = {[Online; accessed 2025-02-15]},
	year = {2023},
	month = {aug 19},
	title = {CT 32, pl. 49 {BM} 103421 artifact entry},
	url = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108689},
	howpublished = {https://cdli.ucla.edu/P108689},
}

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