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BPOA 07, 1665 (P290989)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 1665 |
|---|---|
| ID | P290989 |
| Museum no. | NBC 02042 |
| 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 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) sa gi | 180 bundles of reed |
| 2 | a-ra2 1(disz)-kam | for the first time |
| 3 | 3(gesz2) 2(u) gi | 220 reeds |
| 4 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| 5 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) gi | 210 reeds |
| 6 | a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | 3 times |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(u) {gi}gil gazi# | 40 reed bundles of gazelle |
| 2 | gi dagal-la-sze3 | to the wide reed |
| 3 | ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta | from Ur-Šulpae |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 | under seal of Ur-Šara; |
| 5 | ga2-nun erin-KU-sze3 | to the storehouse of ... |
| 6 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul mu us2-sa-a-bi | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed, year after that. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}szara2 | Ur-Šara |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-uszur4 | son of Lugal-ušur, |
Sources & licences
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