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BPOA 07, 1644 (P290964)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 1644 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290964 |
| Museum no. | NBC 02014 |
| 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 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 2 gur 1 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 regular beer, |
| 2 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 dabin gur | 1 gur 3 ban2 2 sila3 dabin flour, |
| 3 | 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 esza | 2 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 eša flour, |
| 4 | 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 | 6 sila3 fine flour |
| 5 | 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 5 sila3 dates, |
| 6 | 5(asz) 2(barig) esir2 E2-A gur | 5 gur 2 barig EA bitumen, |
| 7 | 2(asz) gu2 <esir2> gul-gul | 2 talents of <cut> cedar, |
| 8 | [... sila3] i3-ku6 | ... sila3 fisherman |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 2 sila3 sesame oil |
| 2 | 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 i3-szah2 | 4 ban2 4 sila3 10 shekels of lard |
| 3 | mu i3-ku6-sze3 | for the I-fish; |
| 4 | 3(u) sa gi | 30 bundles of reed |
| 5 | mar-sa-asz | to Marsaš |
| 6 | ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta | from Ur-Šulpae |
| 7 | kiszib3 nig2-lagar-e | under seal of Nig-lagare; |
| 8 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | nig2-lagar-e | the nig-lagare |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-gaba | son of Lugal-gaba |
| 4 | szabra | the chief household administrator |
Sources & licences
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