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BPOA 07, 2258 (P290408)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 2258 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290408 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03475 |
| Collection | Nies Babylonian Collection, Yale Babylonian Collection, New Haven, Connecticut, USA |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
Transliteration (ATF)
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Machine draft. The right-hand column is machine English from ixmon/atf-to-english (atf-en-t5base-F, 2026-10-17), generated line by line from the transliteration. It is unreviewed and is not a scholarly translation.
| Line | ATF | Machine English (draft) |
|---|---|---|
| obverse | ||
| 1 | 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 hab2 | 1/3 hide of ox, smashed, |
| 2 | 1(disz) kusz udu 1(u) gin2 sze-gin2 | 1 hide of sheep, 10 shekels of barley, |
| 3 | 1(disz) aszgab u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 1 ašgab-garment for 1 day, |
| 4 | {gesz}gigir ur-{d}ba-ba6 lu2 kin-gi4-a e2-gal-ta | chariot of Ur-Baba, messenger from the palace |
| 5 | szitim-gal-sze3 gen-na | went to the chief builder, |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 hab2 | 1/3 hide of ox, smashed, |
| 7 | 1(disz) kusz udu babbar2 | 1 hide of white sheep, |
| 8 | 1(disz) kusz udu ge6 | 1 black sheep hide, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) gin2 sze-gin2 | 10 shekels of barley |
| 2 | 1(disz) aszgab u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 1 ašgab-garment for 1 day, |
| 3 | {gesz}gigir ur-{d}nin-szubur-ka dumu-lugal sag-ri-a | the chariot of Ur-Ninšubur, the king's first-born son |
| 4 | 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 ab2 | 1/3 hide of ox or cow, |
| 5 | 1(disz) kusz udu 1(u) gin2 sze-gin2 | 1 hide of sheep, 10 shekels of barley, |
| 6 | {gesz}gigir sag-ri-a | a chariot of the head |
| 7 | 2(disz) kusz ka-kesz2 | 2 kakeš-shoes |
| 8 | giri3 nir-i3-da-gal2 | via Niridaŋal |
| 9 | ki a-a-kal-la-ta | from Ayakalla |
| 10 | kiszib3 dingir-ra | under seal of Dingira |
| 11 | iti e2 iti-6(disz) | month: “House of Six Months,’ |
| 12 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | dingir-ra | of the god |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lu2-ga | son of Luga |
Sources & licences
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