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BPOA 01, 0007 (P315656)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0007 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315656 |
| Museum no. | BM 012867 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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' | [...] u4 [...] | ... day ... |
| 2' | [...] du NE [...] | ... ... |
| 3' | [...] {gi}ba-ri2-ga | ... a reed mat |
| 4' | [...] {gi}nig2 2(ban2) | ... a reed basket of 2 ban2 |
| 5' | ensi2-gal-ta en-nu-sze3 | from the governor-general to the guard |
| 6' | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu a-tu szu ba-ti | Lu-Baba, son of Atu, received |
| 7' | ba-ri2-ga-bi lu2-dingir-ra dumu ma-an-szum2-ke4 | ... Lu-dingira, son of Manšum |
| 8' | ur-{d}ig-alim dumu lu2-gi-na-ra | for Ur-Igalim, son of Lugina |
| 9' | in-na-an-szum2 | he gave to him. |
| 10' | 2(disz) {gi}ba-ri2-ga | 2 reed baskets |
| 11' | ensi2-gal-ta | from the chief governor |
| 12' | ur-bad3-tibirx(KU)-ra dumu ur-tur-ke4 | Ur-badtibira, son of Ur-tur, |
| 13' | sza13-dub-ba-sze3 | for the chief accountant; |
| 14' | sza13-dub-ba-ka in-na-an-szum2 | he gave to the archivist. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iti ezem-{d}li9-si4 | month: “Festival-of-Lisi,’ |
| 2 | 2(disz) {gi}ba-ri2-<ga> e2-kiszib3-ba | 2 reed mats, sealed in the storehouse; |
| 3 | lu2-{d}ba-ba6 dumu {d}utu-bar-ra-ke4 | Lu-Baba, son of Utu-bara |
| 4 | in-gi-ne2 | he confirmed. |
| 5 | ur-szu-ga-lam-ma dumu ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da simug-ke4 | Ur-šugalama, son of Ur-Ningeshzida, the smith, |
| 6 | zabar ga2-ga2-de3 ba-an-de6 | he brought the bronze to be carried. |
| 7 | lu2-dingir-ra dumu ab-ba-mu ensi2-gal | Lu-dingira, child of Abbamu, chief governor. |
| 8 | sza13-dub-ba-ke4 sza3-tam-sze3 | The šadub priestess to the heart |
| 9 | bi2-in-tuku | he acquired. |
| 10 | ba-ri2-ga-bi 2(disz)-am3 | its ...: 2 |
| 11 | na-na lu2 {gesz}tukul-ke4 szu ba-ti | Then the man with the weapon received it. |
| 12 | [...] | |
| 13 | [...] | |
Sources & licences
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