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BPOA 07, 2615 (P303369)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 2615 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303369 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01316 |
| Collection | Newell Collections of Babylonian Tablets, 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 | 4(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 4 boats, 60 gur 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3) each |
| 2 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 2(barig) | for 2 days, its barley: 2 barig; |
| 3 | ka i7 tum-malx(TUR3){ki}-ta | from the mouth of the Tummal canal |
| 4 | ga2-nun-sze3 gi la2-a | to the Ǧanun reeds stretched out, |
| 5 | giri3 szu-ma-ma | via Šumama |
| 6 | 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 1(ban2)-ta | 1 boat of 30 gur at 1 ban2 (per day) |
| 7 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 2(ban2) | for 2 days, its barley: 2 ban2 |
| 8 | sze zi3-gu ba-a-si | barley, flour, and groats were measured out. |
| 9 | giri3 {d}szara2-kam | via Šarakam |
| 10 | 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 1(ban2)-ta | 1 boat of 30 gur at 1 ban2 (per day) |
| 11 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 2(ban2) | for 2 days, its barley: 2 ban2 |
| 12 | mu-sza ba-a-si | the night he sat down |
| 13 | giri3 ugula kikken-ke4-ne | via foreman of millers; |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | {d}en-lil2-[...] ba-a-gar | Enlil placed |
| 2' | giri3 lugal-iti-da | via Lugal-itida |
| 3' | 1(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 1 barge of 60 gur, 1 ban2 5 sila3 (= 15 sila3) each |
| 4' | KA e2-gal-sze3 [...] ba-a-gar | To the gate of the palace ... was set. |
| 5' | 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 1(ban2)-ta | 1 boat of 30 gur at 1 ban2 (per day) |
| 6' | u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 2(ban2) | for 2 days, its barley: 2 ban2 |
| 7' | ma2 zi3 sig15 ur-ge6-par4 | barge with fine flour of Ur-gepar, |
| 8' | 1(disz) ma2 2(u) gur 1(ban2)-ta | 1 boat of 20 gur at 1 ban2 (per day) |
| 9' | u4 2(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 2(ban2) | for 2 days, its barley: 2 ban2 |
| 10' | ma2 a-tu5-a | boat of Atua |
| 11' | szunigin sze gur lugal | total: barley, royal gur, |
| left | ||
| 1 | ma2 hun-ga2 sza3 bala-a | hired barge in the bala |
| 2 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
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