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BPOA 06, 1265 (P292465)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 1265 |
|---|---|
| ID | P292465 |
| Museum no. | NBC 00708 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 5 sila3 butter oil, |
| 2 | 5(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 5 sila3 of roasted milk, |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) dug ga-sze-a 1(ban2)-ta | 12 jugs of milk, 1 ban2 (= 100 sila3) each |
| 4 | 5(disz) dug gir13 sze-duru5 1(ban2)-ta | 5 ĝir-vessels of barley, at 1 ban2 each, |
| 5 | 4(asz) gu2 szum2-sikil 3(u) nigin2-ta | 4 talents onions, 30 bundles each |
| 6 | 1(u) 1(asz) gu2 szum2 gaz 1(u) 5(disz) nigin2-ta | 11 talents of crushed onions, 15 bundles each, |
| 7 | 4(asz) gu2 sze-lu2 | 4 talents of flax, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) kusz u2-hab2 | 1/2 hide of ēru-plant, |
| 2 | 3(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz babbar2 | 3 1/2 white hides, |
| 3 | e2-gal-sze3 de6-a | to the palace brought, |
| 4 | uri5{ki}-sze3 | to Ur |
| 5 | ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta | from Ur-Šulpae |
| 6 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 7 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 8 | mu us2-sa en-mah-gal-an-na en {d}nanna ba-hun | year following: “Enmaḫgalana, the en-priestess of Nanna, was installed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}amar-{d}suen | Amar-Suena |
| 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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