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BPOA 06, 1178 (P292370)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 1178 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292370 |
| Museum no. | NBC 00604 |
| 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 | 5(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 50 male laborer workdays |
| 2 | a-sza3 du6-gi4-du3-a-ka | in the Dugidua field |
| 3 | a de2-a a gi4-a! | “May water be poured, may water be returned! |
| 4 | 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-da gub-ba | 30 workdays, male laborers stationed at the side, |
| 5 | igi-e2-mah-sze3 | before Emaḫ |
| 6 | 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-e3-a | 40 workdays, male laborers, a’ea, |
| 7 | a-ga-am3-da gub-ba | standing with me, |
| 8 | 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-da gub-ba | 30 workdays, male laborers stationed at the side, |
| 9 | a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the field Ninura, |
| 10 | 3(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 a-da gub-ba | 30 workdays, male laborers stationed at the side, |
| 11 | a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu | field Manu, |
| 12 | 3(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 38 male laborer workdays |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-ga-am3 sahar si-ga u3 ku5-a | “This is the dust that was piled up and cut off. |
| 2 | 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 28 male laborer workdays |
| 3 | kun-zi-da e2-duru5 ku5-da-a gub-ba | stationed at the kunzida of the cut-house, |
| 4 | ugula lugal-ma2-gur8-re | foreman: Lugal-magure; |
| 5 | kiszib3 nam-ha-ni | under seal of Namhani |
| 6 | mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The silver of the throne of Enlil was fashioned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | nam-ha-ni | Namḫani |
| 2 | dumu ur-nigar{gar} | son of Ur-nigar, |
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