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BPOA 06, 1262 (P292462)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 1262 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292462 |
| Museum no. | NBC 00705 |
| 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 | 1(u) {gi}kaskal 4(ban2)-ta | 10 road reeds at 4 ban2 (per day) |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a | 1 reed mat for Kingia, |
| 3 | 5(disz) {gi}hal 1(barig)-ta | 5 reed baskets, 1 barig each |
| 4 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 5 | 1(u) {gi}kaskal 4(ban2)-ta | 10 road reeds at 4 ban2 (per day) |
| 6 | 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a | 1 reed mat for Kingia, |
| 7 | 5(disz) {gi}hal 1(barig)-ta | 5 reed baskets, 1 barig each |
| 8 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 9 | 1(u) {gi}kaskal 4(ban2)-ta | 10 road reeds at 4 ban2 (per day) |
| 10 | 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a | 1 reed mat for Kingia, |
| 11 | 5(disz) {gi}hal 1(barig)-ta | 5 reed baskets, 1 barig each |
| 12 | 1(disz) {gi}murux(|KID.SZU2.MA2|) | 1 scepter |
| 13 | iti szu-numun-na | month: “Sowing,’ |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) {gi}kaskal 4(ban2)-ta | 10 road reeds at 4 ban2 (per day) |
| 2 | 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a | 1 reed mat for Kingia, |
| 3 | 5(disz) {gi}hal 1(barig)-ta | 5 reed baskets, 1 barig each |
| 4 | iti e2 iti-6(disz) | month: “House of Six Months,’ |
| 5 | 1(u) {gi}kaskal 4(ban2)-ta | 10 road reeds at 4 ban2 (per day) |
| 6 | 1(disz) {gi}hal kin-gi4-a | 1 reed mat for Kingia, |
| 7 | 5(disz) {gi}hal 1(barig)-ta | 5 reed baskets, 1 barig each |
| 8 | iti pa4-u2-e | month: “Pa’ue, |
| 9 | e2 {d}szara2-sze3 | to the house of Šara |
| 10 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 11 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 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 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
Sources & licences
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