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BPOA 07, 2460 (P293803)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 2460 |
|---|---|
| ID | P293803 |
| Museum no. | NBC 04243 |
| 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(u) 6(disz) gu4 hi-a | 56 oxen, |
| 2 | si-i3-tum mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam | si-ītum, year: “Simurum Lulubu for the 9th time, |
| 3 | 5(u) gu4 hi-a | 50 oxen, |
| 4 | ki a-ab-ba-gi-na-ta | from Abbagina |
| 5 | 5(u) la2 1(disz) gu4 niga | 50 less 1 grain-fed oxen, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gu4 a-am niga | 2 oxen, grain-fed, |
| 7 | 2(disz) gu4 u2 | 2 oxen, grass-fed |
| 8 | 4(disz) amar ga | 4 calfs, suckling |
| 9 | ki na-ra-am-i3-li2-ta | from Naram-ilī |
| 10 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 3(disz) gu4 hi-a | total: 133 different oxen, |
| 11 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) 2(u) 7(disz) gu4 hi-a | 197 oxen, |
| 2 | zi-ga bala-a | booked out of the bala |
| 3 | 5(disz) gu4 niga sa2-du11 {d}szara2 | 5 oxen, grain-fed, regular offering of Šara |
| 4 | 3(disz) gu4 niga nig2-{gesz}tag-ga lugal | 3 oxen, grain-fed, royal sacrifice, |
| 5 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 u3 da-da-ga | under seal of Ur-Šara and Dadaga; |
| 6 | 2(disz) gu4 niga ugula da-du-a aszgab | 2 oxen, grain-fed, foreman: Dadua, the leatherworker; |
| 7 | kiszib3 en-kas4! | under seal of Enkas |
| 8 | [...] gu4 e2-gu4-ka gub-ba | ... oxen stationed in the cattlepen |
| 9 | [... gu4] u2-gu de2-a | ... oxen that have been plucked |
| 10 | [... gu4] ki szesz-kal-la dub-sar | ... ox or bull from Šeškala, the scribe |
| 11 | szunigin 2(gesz2) 4(u) 2(disz) gu4 | total: 122 oxen |
| 12 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 13 | la2-ia3 1(disz) gu4 | deficit: 1 ox |
| 14 | nig2-ka9-ak ka-la2-la2 | account of Kalala |
| 15 | nigar{gar}-ki-du10 | Nigar-kidu |
| 16 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 17 | mu us2-sa a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz)-kam si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu{ki} ba-hul | year following: “For the 9th time Simurrum and Lullubu were destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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