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BPOA 07, 2457 (P293799)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 2457 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293799 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04239 |
| 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 | szu ug3 lugal-bad3 | Hand of the People of Lugal-bad |
| 2 | 1(asz@c) ug3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e | 1: the people of Lugal-nig-lagare |
| 3 | 1(disz) a-a-gi-na dumu-ni | 1 Aya-gina, his son |
| 4 | lu2 lunga saga-me | The good brewers |
| 5 | 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 ab-ba-gi-na | 1: people of the field of Abbagina; |
| 6 | 1(asz) szesz-kal-la | 1 Šeškalla |
| 7 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}szul-gi-ra | 1 Lu-Šulgira, |
| 8 | 1(disz) ur-{d}suen | 1 Ur-Suen, |
| 9 | 1(disz) lugal-amar-ku3 | 1 Lugal-amar-ku |
| 10 | dumu lugal-bad3-me | son of Lugal-badme, |
| 11 | 1(asz@c) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) ARAD2-mu kikken2 | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter: 1 barig 1 ban2 5 (sila3) 4 (mana wool for) ARADmu, miller; |
| 12 | 1(disz) lu2-{d}szara2 dumu-ni | 1 Lu-Šara, his son |
| 13 | 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 lu2-{d}szara2 | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter: field of Lu-Šara; |
| 14 | 1(disz) lugal-ezem | 1 Lugal-ezem, |
| 15 | 1(disz) {d}utu-saga | 1: Utu-saga, |
| 16 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 17 | 1(asz) ug3 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) 4(disz) a-kal-la | 1: the people; 1 barig 1 ban2 5: 4: Akalla; |
| 18 | [...] ur-{d}[...] | ... Ur- |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [... ur]-gu2-edin-na [...] | ... Urgu-edina ... |
| 2 | [... ur]-nigar{gar} | ... Ur-nigar |
| 3 | dumu-ni-[me] | their children |
| 4 | 1(asz@c) ug3 1(barig) 4(disz) lugal-kisal sukkal u3 a-ga-am | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter: 60 litres (of barley) 4 units (for) Lugal-kisal, the messenger and Agam |
| 5 | a-ba-ne-gin7 munu4-mu2 ki lu2-dingir-ra | Like his father, the malt at the place of Lu-dingira |
| 6 | 1(asz@c) ug3 GAN2 lu2-ge6-par4 bahar3 lu2-{d}nin-sun2-ka | 1 aš-c-(worker), porter: field of Lu-gepar, potter: Lu-Ninsun; |
| 7 | 1(asz) lugal-amar-ku3 | 1: Lugal-amar-ku |
| 8 | 1(disz) ur-{d}utu | 1 Ur-Utu, |
| 9 | 1(disz) ur-{d}en-ki | 1 Ur-Enki, |
| 10 | 1(disz) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | 1 Ur-Enlila, |
| 11 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 12 | 1(asz@c) la-a-a mu6-sub3!(GU4) | 1: La'a, the oxen-driver |
| 13 | 1/2(disz) 1(asz@c) ur-{d}dumu-zi-da | 1/2 (workman) and 1: Ur-Dumuzida |
| 14 | 1/2(disz) 1(asz@c) ur-{d}szakkan2? dur9{ur3}-ra | 1/2 (workman) and 1: Ur-Šakkan, the stallion |
| 15 | 1(asz) ur-e11-e | Ur-e’e |
| 16 | 1(disz) ur-e2-mah | 1 Ur-Emaḫ, |
| 17 | dumu-ni-me | his sons |
| 18 | 1(asz@c) ug3 5(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 ur-{d}suen | 1 aš-c-(worker), 5 ban2 1 garment: Ur-Suen, |
| 19 | 1(asz) ug3 4(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 lugal-bad3 | 1 aš-worker, 4 ban2 1 garment: Lugal-bad |
| 20 | [...] ha-ba-lu5-ge2 szesz-kal-la unu3 | ... Ḫabaluge, Šeškala, cowherd |
| 21 | nam-ARAD2-sze3 ba-an-de6? | he took as a slave. |
| 22 | nam-ARAD2-sze3 ba-an-tum3 | he brought as a slave. |
| 23 | ensi2-ra en3-bi tar-re-dam | to inquire after the ruler, |
| 24 | 1(asz) 3(ban2) 1(disz) tug2 lu2-nimgir dumu lugal-szesz | 1 aš 3 ban2 1 textile: Lu-nimgir, son of Lugal-šesz; |
| 25 | ki ku3-ga-ni-ta | from Kugani |
| left | ||
| 1 | u2 ga6 giri17-dab5-me | We are suckling grass and milk. |
| 2 | gurum2-ak | inspections |
| 3 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 4 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
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