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BPOA 06, 1182 (P292374)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 1182 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292374 |
| Museum no. | NBC 00608 |
| 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 | 3(u) 3(disz) 1/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) 4(disz)-sze3 | 33 1/3 male laborer workdays, |
| 2 | gi ma2-la2 gesz-kin-ti-[...] | The reeds of the barge of the ŋeškinti canal |
| 3 | lugal#?-ta uri5{ki}-sze3 de6-a | from the king(?) to Ur taken |
| 4 | 8(gesz2) 2(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 220 workdays, male laborers, |
| 5 | kam-sal4-la{ki}-ta sze zi-ga | from Kamsala barley booked out, |
| 6 | a-ra2 3(disz)-kam | 3 times |
| 7 | mu ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul | year: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
| 8 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 115 workdays, male laborers, |
| 9 | a-sza3 la2-tur u3 a-sza3 {d}szara2-ta sze zi-ga | from the field Latur and the field Šara barley booked out; |
| 10 | 2(u) 6(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 26 workdays, male laborers |
| 11 | ma2-lah5 ma2 bala-a-ka | the boatman of the bala vessel, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3 lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 | via Lugal-ebansa |
| 2 | 1(disz) ur-engar nu-{gesz}kiri6-sze3 | 1 Ur-engar, to the orchard; |
| 3 | iti ezem-{d}szul-gi | month: “Festival-of-Šulgi,’ |
| 4 | mu ur-bi2-lum{ki}-ta ba-zi | year: “Urbilum was razed. |
| 5 | 1(disz) a-gu-gu tu-ra | 1 Agugu, tura, |
| 6 | iti 3(disz)-sze3 | for 3 months |
| 7 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la-ta | from month “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 8 | iti dal-sze3 | to month "Dal," |
| 9 | a2 [...] zi-ga | ... raised arms |
| 10 | ki ur-lugal-ta | from Ur-lugal |
| 11 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 12 | mu us2-sa ur-bi2-lum{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Urbilum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szul-gi | Šulgi |
| 2 | nita kal-ga | the strong man |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}li9-si4 | Ur-Lisi, |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
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