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BPOA 07, 2871 (P303663)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 07, 2871 |
|---|---|
| ID | P303663 |
| Museum no. | NCBT 01619 |
| 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)
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 | [n] {uruda}ha-zi-in | n axes |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 8(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na 2(disz) gin2 | its weight: 8 1/2 ma-na, 2 shekels |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(disz) {uruda}ha-bu3-da | 12 hambuda-tools, |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 3(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 5(disz) gin2 | its weight: 3 5/6 ma-na, 5 shekels |
| 5 | 2(disz) {uruda}e2-dim | 2 edim-tools |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 5(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na | its weight: 5 1/3 mana |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) {uruda}<...> | 70 ... copper |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-la2-bi 8(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na 1(disz) gin2 | its weight: 8 2/3 minas 1 shekel; |
| 2 | kin dub2-ba | a work assignment |
| 3 | ki da-da-ga-ta | from Dadaga |
| 4 | ur-{d}szara2 in-la2 | Ur-Šara carried; |
| 5 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 6 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} [ba]-hul# mu us2-sa-a-bi | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed,{struction of the year after that} |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szul-gi | Šulgi |
| 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. |
Sources & licences
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