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BPOA 07, 2119 (P297268)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 2119 |
|---|---|
| ID | P297268 |
| Museum no. | NBC 03271 |
| 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 | [...] | |
| 2 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| 3 | 5(gesz2) 3(u) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) sar-ta | 390 sar, reeds piled up at 10 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 3(disz) | its labor: 33 days; |
| 5 | 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 615 sar, reeds piled up at 15 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 5(disz) | its labor: 25 days; |
| 7 | 7(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 2(disz) <sar>-kam | 7(geš₂) sar, reeds plucked, 12 <sar> |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 5(disz)-kam | its labor: 35 days; |
| 2 | a2 sza3-gu4-ka | labor of oxen drivers |
| 3 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 4 | a-sza3 a-gesztin | field: grapes; |
| 5 | ugula [...] | foreman: |
| 6 | [kiszib3 szesz-a-ni] | under seal of Šešani |
| 7 | [iti ...] | Month ..., |
| 8 | [mu ...] | year ... |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | szesz-a-ni | his brother |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu da-da | son of Dada |
Sources & licences
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