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BPOA 06, 0491 (P312685)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 06, 0491 |
|---|---|
| ID | P312685 |
| Museum no. | YBC 14186 |
| 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 | 1(barig) 7(disz) [sila3] i3-szah2 | 1 barig 7 sila3 lard |
| 2 | 1(barig) zu2-lum | 1 barig dates |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) ninda | 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 bread |
| 4 | geme2 dumu dab5-ba-e szu ba-ti | The female slaves, the captives, received. |
| 5 | 4(barig) zu2-lum | 4 barig dates |
| 6 | gudu4 {d}szara2-ke4 szu ba-ti | gudu priest of Šara received; |
| 7 | 3(ban2) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 | 3 ban2 6 1/2 sila3 lard, |
| 8 | [...] ku6-sze6 | ... fish |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] kasz du | ... drinking beer |
| 2 | [...] ninda [...] | ... bread |
| 3 | [...] ur5 bala-sze3 | ... to the end of the reign |
| 4 | [...] szu ba-ti | ... received |
| 5 | ugula ur-{d}szul-pa-e3 | foreman: Ur-Šulpa'e; |
| 6 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 7 | iti {d}li9-si4 | month: “Lisi,’ |
| 8 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}amar-{d}suen | Amar-Suena |
| 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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