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BPOA 06, 0959 (P292336)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 0959 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292336 |
| Museum no. | NBC 00261 |
| 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(disz) kusz gu4 ge6 | 3 hides of black oxen, |
| 2 | 1/3(disz) kusz gu4 <{u2}>hab2 | 1/3 hide of ox, suckling, |
| 3 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na sze-gin2 | 4 1/2 mana of gypsum, |
| 4 | 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 6 male laborer workdays, |
| 5 | 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/3 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 6 | {gesz}ig gu-la e2-masz a-u3-a la2-a | The great door of the Emaš temple, the father who was absent, |
| 7 | 4(disz) kusz gu4 ge6 | 4 hides of black oxen, |
| 8 | 1(disz) kusz gu4 <u2>-hab2 | 1 hide of ox, tanned, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na sze kur | 3 1/2 mana of mountain barley, |
| 2 | 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 10 male laborer workdays |
| 3 | 1/3(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 1/3 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 4 | {gesz}ig nesag e2-masz a2-si ra-a | the door of the nesag offering of the Emaš temple, the asi weapon |
| 5 | 2(disz) {gesz}guzza gid2-da e2-<u4>-7(disz)-ta | 2 long throne(s), from the 7th house; |
| 6 | 1(u) {gesz}gu-za szu-gur4 | 10 šugar throne |
| 7 | 2(u) ma-na erinx(KWU896) sza3 {u2}usz gu-za | 20 minas of erēnu-plant in the throne plant, |
| 8 | sza3 e2-masz | in Emaš |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu <{d}szul-gi> lugal-e sza3-asz-ru-um{ki} mu-hul | year: “Šulgi, the king, Šašrum destroyed. |
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