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BPOA 06, 0937 (P292316)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 0937 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292316 |
| Museum no. | NBC 00229 |
| 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(ban2) zi3 gazx(KUM) saga szar3 | 3 ban2 of crushed fine flour, |
| 2 | 4(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gazx(KUM) us2 | 4 barig 3 ban2 flour, crushed, second quality, |
| 3 | 1(barig) zi3-gu saga | 1 barig fine flour |
| 4 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3-gu us2 | 2 barig 3 ban2 ...-flour |
| 5 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) dabin | 1 barig 3 ban2 barley flour, |
| 6 | 1(asz) 1(barig) kasz saga gur lugal | 1 gur 1 barig fine beer, royal (measure), |
| 7 | [...] kasz du | ... drinking beer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 gesztin had2 | 1 sila3 of raisins, |
| 2 | 2(disz) {gi}pisan tab-ba | 2 tabba baskets, |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) dug za3-sze3-la2 | 12 jugs of lapis lazuli, |
| 4 | 2(u) 5(disz) dug sila3 1(ban2) 5(disz) <sila3> | 25 jugs of sila3 1 ban2 5 sila3, |
| 5 | 5(disz) {gi}kaskal | 5 reed baskets |
| 6 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 ba-ba saga | 5 sila3 fine flour, |
| 7 | [1/3(disz)] gin2 lal3 | 1/3 shekel of honey |
| 8 | nibru{ki}-sze3 | to Nippur |
| 9 | ki lugal-sze3 | to the royal place |
| 10 | giri3 {d}nin-e2-gal-igi-du | via Ninegaligidu |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ga2-ra | of the month “Bricks cast in moulds,' |
Sources & licences
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