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BPOA 01, 0012 (P315659)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0012 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315659 |
| Museum no. | BM 012897 |
| 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 | 2(disz) udu szuku-ra | 2 Šukura sheep, |
| 2 | ki lu2-{d}gu3-de2-a | from Lu-Gudea |
| 3 | 5(disz) udu na-ba-sa6 dumu ur-[zigum]-ma | 5 sheep for Nabasa, son of Urzigum |
| 4 | 1(disz) udu na-ba-sa6 dumu he2-na-ti | 1 sheep for Nabasa, son of Henati, |
| 5 | ki ur-{d}lamma-ta | from Ur-Lamma; |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) udu lu2-ma2-gan | 2 sheep for Lu-magan, |
| 2 | 1(disz) lu2-dingir-ra | 1 Lu-dingira, |
| 3 | 2(disz) an-ne2 | 2: Ane; |
| 4 | 2(disz) {d}nanna-si-sa2 | 2: Nanna-sisa; |
| 5 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 6 | iti szu-numun u4 3(disz) ba-zal | The month of Dumuzi, the day 3 passed; |
| 7 | mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna by goat was chosen;’ |
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