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BPOA 07, 2136 (P290641)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 2136 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290641 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03308 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(barig) sze-ba lugal | 60 litres of barley (for) the king |
| 2 | pesz2-asz | |
| 3 | 1(barig) iz-bum2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Izbum |
| 4 | 1(barig) szesz-kal-la dumu lu2-kal-la | 60 litres (of barley for) Šeškalla, son of Lukalla |
| 5 | 1(barig) lugal-pa-e3 | 60 litres (of barley for) Lugal-pa'e |
| 6 | 1(barig) szesz-kal-la ugula | 60 litres (of barley for) Šeškalla, foreman |
| 7 | 1(barig) lugal-e2-gal-<e>-si | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Lugal-egal-cēsi |
| 8 | 1(barig) puzur4-i3-li2 | 60 litres (of barley for) Puzur-ilī |
| 9 | ki ukken-ne2-ta | from the assembly |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(asz) 1(barig) sze gur lugal | total: 1 gur 1 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | sze-ba za3-mu | the barley rations of Zamu |
| 3 | e2-kikken-ta | from the mill |
| 4 | ugula szesz-kal-la nar | foreman: Šeškalla, the musician; |
| 5 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 6 | mu ur-bi2-i3-lum{ki} ba-hul | year: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szesz-kal-la | Šeškalla |
| 2 | ARAD2 {d}szara2 | servant of Šara. |
Sources & licences
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