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BPOA 06, 0936 (P292314)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 0936 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292314 |
| Museum no. | NBC 00226 |
| 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(disz) dug 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-nun ku6 | 1 jug 2 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 fish oil, |
| 2 | 2(disz) dug 2(ban2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 2 jugs, 2 ban2 2 1/2 sila3 sesame oil, |
| 3 | 3(disz) dug 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 | 3 jugs 2 ban2 5 sila3 lard, |
| 4 | 5(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 5 ban2 2 sila3 kašk cheese |
| 5 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) 9(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 ga gal-gal | 1 barig 4 ban2 9 1/3 sila3 big-cheese, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gesztin had2 | 15 sila3 raisins, |
| 7 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 dates, |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 2(disz) ku6 kun-zi | 92 fish of the kunzi-festival, |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u) 7(gesz2) gir ab-ba | 10 (sixties) “cutting-of-the-throat’, |
| 10 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 gu2-tur-tur | 1 barig 5 ban2 6 sila3 guturtur |
| 11 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) gu2-gal-gal | 1 barig 1 ban2: Gugalgal; |
| 12 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 [...] gur lugal | 1 gur 1 ban2 5 sila3 ... flour, royal (measure), |
| 13 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga | 1 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 fine flour, |
| 14 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) [esza] | 1 barig 1 ban2 esha-flour |
| 15 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) zi3-gu us2 | 1 barig 1 ban2 ...-flour, |
| 16 | 6(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) dabin gur | 6 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 dabin flour, |
| 17 | 1(u) gu2 1(u) 2(disz) ma-na siki-gi | 10 talents 12 mana wool, |
| 18 | 1/3(disz){sza} 5(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 25 shekels of silver |
| 19 | 4(u) 1(asz) sze gur sila3 1(gesz2) 1(u) 2(disz)-ta | 41 gur of barley, sila3 at 12 each, |
| 20 | 3(disz) uz-tur | 3 young goats, |
| 21 | 2(asz) ziz2 gur lugal | 2 gur emmer, royal (measure); |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gig gur | 2 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 wheat, |
| 2 | 5(u) dug dida du | 50 jugs of regular dida beer, |
| 3 | 2(asz) 1(barig) munu4 si-e3 | 2 (gur) 1 barig malt rations |
| 4 | 5(asz) gu2 5(u) ma-na im-babbar2 | 5 talents 50 minas of white cumin, |
| 5 | 7(gesz2) 2(u) sa szum2-sikil | 220 bundles onions, |
| 6 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 5(disz) sa szum2 gaz | 105 bundles onions |
| 7 | 5(disz) {gesz}pesz3 sze-er-gu | 5 šergu-trees |
| 8 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) ku6 nig2-ki | 2 barig 2 ban2 fish of the property |
| 9 | 2(barig) 5(ban2) esir2 a2-A | 2 barig 5 ban2 bitumen, A-A; |
| 10 | 1(u) sa gi NE | 10 bundles of reed |
| 11 | 9(disz) sila3 sze zi-bi2-tum | 9 sila3 of zibitum grain, |
| 12 | 1(ban2) sag szum2-sikil | 1 ban2, head of onions; |
| 13 | 4(disz) sila3 {u2}gar3-szum | 4 sila3 of garlic, |
| 14 | 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 u2-kur | 1 ban2 8 sila3 u-kur-flour, |
| 15 | 1(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 {u2}gamun2 | 1 1/2 sila3 cumin |
| 16 | 7(disz) sila3 {u2}ka3-ma-am3-tum | 7 sila3 ka’amtum-plant |
| 17 | 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 {u2}za3-hi-li | 1 ban2 7 sila3 of zaḫili-plant, |
| 18 | 2(gesz2) la2 2(disz) {u2}U-EN | 120 less 2 ewes |
| 19 | 3(barig) sze-lu2 | 3 barig šelu |
| 20 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) gazi | 1 barig 4 ban2 kashk cheese, |
| 21 | 1(barig) sze-gesz-i3 | 1 barig sesame, |
| 22 | 1(asz) gu2 erinx(KWU896) | 1 talent of cedar, |
| 23 | sza3 umma{ki}-ta | from Umma |
| 24 | da-da-a szu ba-ti | Dadâ received |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza3 dub-ba ku-li | in the writing-board of Kulli |
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