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BPOA 01, 0016 (P315663)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0016 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315663 |
| Museum no. | BM 012923 |
| 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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta | from Ur-Baba |
| 2 | [...] la2 4(barig) dabin gur lugal | ... less 4 barig dabin-flour, royal (measure) |
| 3 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 4 | 5(u) 2(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur | 52 gur 3 barig flour, |
| 5 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 6 | la2-ia3 7(asz) 1(barig) gur | deficit: 7 gur 1 barig |
| 7 | gu-za-ni | throne bearer |
| 8 | 4(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) zi3 gur | 41 gur 4 barig flour, |
| 9 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 10 | 3(u) 3(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur | 33 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 11 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 12 | la2-ia3 8(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 gur | deficit: 8 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 7 sila3 |
| 13 | {d}nansze-kam sza3 e2 {d}nin-gesz-zi-da | of Nanše, in the house of Ningešzida |
| 14 | 4(u) 6(asz) 3(ban2) zi3 gur | 46 gur 3 ban2 flour, |
| 15 | 1(asz) 1(barig) zi3 ba-zi#? gur | 1 gur 1 barig flour from Bazi |
| 16 | ki a-kal-la-ta | from Akalla |
| 17 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 18 | 5(u) 6(asz) 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 56 gur 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 19 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 20 | diri 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | surplus: 9 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 21 | lugal-nu-banda3 e2 uru11{ki} | Lugal-nubanda, the temple of Urub |
| 22 | 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) zi3 gur | 61 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 flour, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 5(asz) 3(barig) gur | 65 gur 3 barig |
| 3 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 4 | diri 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur | surplus: 3 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 |
| 5 | lu2-lagasz{ki} e2 {d}ga2-tum3-du10 | Lu-Lagaš, the temple of Gatumdu |
| 6 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 4(barig)? 4(ban2) gur | 185 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 |
| 7 | 3(asz) ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta | 3, from Ur-Baba; |
| 8 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 9 | 2(gesz2) 4(u) 1(ban2) dabin gur | 210 gur 1 ban2 of dabin-flour, |
| 10 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 11 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) szandana-me | 1 (gur) 2 barig 2 ban2 of sandanum, |
| 12 | 6(asz) 3(barig) a-du10 maszkim | 6 (gur) 3 barig: Adu, responsible official; |
| 13 | 3(asz) 3(barig) ur-[...] dumu ur-tur | 3 (gur) 3 barig Ur-..., son of Urtur |
| 14 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 15 | la2-ia3 4(u) 5(asz) 1(barig) 5(disz) sila3 | deficit: 45 gur 1 barig 5 sila3 |
| 16 | lu2-dingir-ra | Lu-dingira |
| 17 | e2 {d}nin-mar{ki} | the temple of Ninmar |
| 18 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 105 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 19 | 7(asz) gur ki ur-{d}ba-ba6-ta | 7 gur from Ur-Baba |
| 20 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 4(u) 1(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) gur | total: 81 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 21 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 22 | 1(gesz2) 9(asz) 3(ban2) gur | 69 gur 3 ban2 |
| 23 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 24 | la2-ia3 3(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) [n(ban2) gur] | deficit: 32 gur 1 barig n ban2 |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}lamma e2 {d}szul-gi | Ur-Lamma, temple of Šulgi |
| 2 | 4(u) 2(asz) 1(barig) dabin gur | 42 gur 1 barig dabin flour, |
| 3 | 8(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) zi3 gur | 8 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 flour, |
| 4 | szunigin 5(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) [gur] | total: 50 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 5 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 6 | 2(u) 9(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) [...] | 29 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 ... |
| 7 | la2-ia3 9(asz) 1(barig) [...] | Deficit: 9 (gur) 1 barig |
| 8 | la2-ia3 [...] ma2 ur-[...] | Deficit ... barge of Ur- |
| 9 | ur-{d}lamma szesz [...] | Ur-Lamma, the brother of |
| 10 | 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) ki [...] | 36 gur 2 barig ... |
| 11 | 3(u) 3(asz) [n] mu-[kux(DU)] | 33, delivery; |
| 12 | la2-ia3 [...] | Deficit |
| 13 | la2-ia3 [...] | Deficit |
| 14 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu [...] | Ur-Baba, son of |
| 15 | 3(barig) zi3 a-igi-du8 ki [...] | 3 barig flour for the aŋigidu-festival in the place of ... |
| 16 | 4(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) gur | 42 gur 2 barig |
| 17 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 18 | 3(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) zi3 gur mu-kux(DU) | 37 gur 3 barig flour, delivery; |
| 19 | la2-ia3 1(u) 7(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) gur | deficit: 17 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 |
| 20 | nam-zi-tar-ra | Namzitara |
| 21 | 6(gesz2) 8(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 68 (gur) 4 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 22 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 23 | 5(gesz2) 6(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) zi3 gur | 66 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 flour, |
| 24 | mu-kux(DU) | delivery; |
| 25 | [...] sze gur | ... barley gur |
| 26 | 3(barig) ur-{d}lamma | 3 barig Ur-Lamma |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ugu2 lu2-{d}nin-gir2-su ba-a-gar | upon Lu-Ningirsu was placed |
| 2 | 3(asz) gur lu2-dingir-ra | 3 gur, Lu-dingira; |
| 3 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gu-za-ni | 1 (gur) 1 barig, Guzani |
| 4 | 1(asz) 3(barig) gur muszen-du3-me | 1 gur 3 barig, the fowlers; |
| 5 | sanga {d}dumu-zi | temple administrator of Dumuzi |
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