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BPOA 07, 1587 (P290906)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 1587 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290906 |
| Museum no. | NBC 01952 |
| 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(u) 8(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 | 18 male laborers, oxen-drivers |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(disz) dumu engar u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 12 children, farmers, for 1 day |
| 3 | kun-zi-da e2-duru5 ku5-da-a-ka [gub]-ba | stationed at the kunzida of the Kuda-house |
| 4 | 8(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 | 8 male laborers, oxen drivers; |
| 5 | 5(disz) gurusz dumu engar u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 5 male laborers, sons of farmers, for 1 day |
| 6 | ka u3-bad-da gub-ba | standing at the mouth of the storm, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz sza3-gu4 u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 15 male laborers, oxen drivers for 1 day |
| 2 | a-da gub-ba a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu | a field of manu-wood, |
| 3 | u3 a-sza3 {d}szara2-gu2-gal | and the field Šara-gugal |
| 4 | ugula lugal-ku3-ga-ni | foreman: Lugal-kugani; |
| 5 | kiszib3 a-gu-gu | under seal of Agugu |
| 6 | mu ki#-masz#{ki#} <ha-ar>-szi{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš and Harši were destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-ezem | Lugalezem |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-da | son of Dada |
Sources & licences
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