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BPOA 06, 0097 (P312547)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 0097 |
|---|---|
| ID | P312547 |
| Museum no. | YBC 13618 |
| 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(gesz2) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | 565 sar, hoed at 5 sarta (per day), |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 1(disz)-kam | its labor: 61 days; |
| 3 | 4(gesz2) 1(u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta | 390 sar, hoed at 4 sarta (per day), |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 2(disz) 1/2(disz) | its labor: 62 1/2 days; |
| 5 | 2(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 28 male laborer workdays |
| 6 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | From the furrows, the wild goats |
| 7 | a-sza3 ugur2-tur a-sza3 la2-mah | field Ugurtur, field Lamaḫ; |
| 8 | 1(gesz'u) 4(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 2(u) sar-ta | 10 (sixties) 400 sar, reeds piled up at 20 sara (per day), |
| 9 | a2-bi u4 4(u) 2(disz)-kam | its labor: 42 days; |
| 10 | 3(u) sar al 4(disz) sar-ta | 30 sar, hoed at 4 sarta (per day), |
| 11 | 3(u) 2/3(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 30 2/3 male laborer workdays, |
| 12 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | From the furrows, the wild goats |
| 13 | a-sza3 la2-mah | field Lamah; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [9(gesz2)] 4(u) 5(disz) sar gi ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 945 sar, cut reeds at 15 sarta (a day) |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 4(u) la2 1(disz) | its labor: 39 days; |
| 3 | 8(gesz2) sar gi ku5-a 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta | 720 sar, reeds cut at 12 sara (per day), |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 4(u) | its labor: 40 days; |
| 5 | a-sza3 gi-apin-ku5-a | field Gi-apin-ku’a, |
| 6 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 6(disz) sila3-ta | labor of hirelings: 6 sila3 each |
| 7 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 8 | ugula lugal-nesag-e | foreman: Lugal-nesage, |
| 9 | kiszib3 nu-ur2-{d}iszkur | under seal of Nur-Adda; |
| 10 | mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | nu-ur2-{d}iszkur | Nur-Adad, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu a-hu-du10 | son of Ahu-du |
Sources & licences
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