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BPOA 01, 0017 (P315664)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0017 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315664 |
| Museum no. | BM 012928 |
| 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 | [...] 6(disz) sila3 kasz | ... 6 sila3 beer |
| 2 | [n] 3(barig)? 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | n gur 3 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 regular quality beer |
| 3 | kiszib3 lu2-gir2-nun | under seal of Lu-girnun |
| 4 | [...] 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | ... 9 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 6 sila3 fine beer |
| 5 | [n] 2(barig) 2(ban2) nig2-ar3-ra gur | n gur 2 barig 2 ban2 of emmer |
| 6 | [n] 3(ban2) kasz du gur | n gur 3 ban2 regular quality beer |
| 7 | [kiszib3] lugal-u2-szim-e | under seal of Lugal-ušime |
| 8 | [n] 2(barig) 5(ban2)? kasz saga gur | n gur 2 barig 5 ban2 fine beer |
| 9 | 7(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 7 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 regular beer, |
| 10 | kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra | under seal of Lu-dingira |
| 11 | 5(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 5 ban2 8 sila3 fine beer |
| 12 | [...] kasz du <gur> | ... drinking beer |
| 13 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu ur-{gesz}gigir | under seal of Ur-Ningešzida, son of Urgigir; |
| 14 | 4(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 4 gur 2 barig 1 sila3 regular beer, |
| 15 | kiszib3 ur-nig2 | under seal of Ur-nig |
| 16 | 2(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 ur-e2-ninnu | 2 ban2 regular beer, under seal of Ur-Eninnu |
| 17 | 2(barig) 5(ban2) kasz saga gur | 2 barig 5 ban2 fine beer, |
| 18 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) kasz du | 1 barig 4 ban2 regular beer, |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 ur-{d}nansze | under seal of Ur-Nanše |
| 2 | 1(u) 2(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 12 gur 2 ban2 3 sila3 fine beer, |
| 3 | 1(asz) kasz du gur | 1 gur regular beer, |
| 4 | kiszib3 al-la-di-mu | under seal of Alla-dimu |
| 5 | 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz saga <gur> | 11 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 5 sila3 fine beer |
| 6 | 3(barig) 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du | 3 barig 1 ban2 6 sila3 regular beer, |
| 7 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}utu | under seal of Lu-Utu |
| 8 | 1(asz) 4(barig) kasz saga gur | 1 gur 4 barig fine beer, |
| 9 | 6(asz) 1(ban2) 9(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 6 gur 1 ban2 9 sila3 regular beer, |
| 10 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu u2-du-lu | under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Udu-lu |
| 11 | 8(asz) 3(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 8 gur 3 ban2 7 sila3 fine beer, |
| 12 | 1(asz) 7(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 1 gur 7 sila3 regular beer, |
| 13 | kiszib3 ur-{d}al-la | under seal of Ur-Alla; |
| 14 | 2(ban2) kasz du kiszib3 [x]-NE-si | 2 ban2 regular beer, under seal of ...-NE-si |
| 15 | 2(barig) 5(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 2 barig 5 ban2 4 sila3 fine beer |
| 16 | 3(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 kasz du | 3 ban2 8 sila3 regular beer, |
| 17 | kiszib3 lugal-i3-[...] | under seal of Lugal-i |
| 18 | 1(ban2) 7(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 ban2 7 sila3 fine beer |
| 19 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila4 kasz du <gur> | 1 gur 2 barig 1 ban2 4 lambs, regular beer |
| 20 | kiszib3 ur-{d}ba-ba6 dumu ab-ba-[...] | under seal of Ur-Baba, son of Abba- |
| 21 | 6(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga gur | 6 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 3 sila3 fine beer, |
| 22 | 1(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) sila3 kasz du gur | 1 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 regular beer, |
| 23 | kiszib3 nig2-{d}ba-ba6 | under seal of Nig-Baba; |
| 24 | 1(asz) 2(barig) nig2-ar3-ra saga gur | 1 gur 2 barig fine nig-arra flour, |
| 25 | 1(barig) SZIM saga | 1 barig fine aromatics, |
| 26 | kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir | under seal of Ur-gigir; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) kasz du gur | 1 gur 1 ban2 regular quality beer, |
| 2 | kiszib3 ur-nigar{gar} dub-sar ninda | under seal of Ur-nigar, scribe of bread |
| 3 | 3(asz) 4(ban2) kasz saga gur | 3 gur 4 ban2 fine beer, |
| 4 | 3(asz) 4(barig) 1(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 3 gur 4 barig 1 sila3 regular beer, |
| 5 | kiszib3 ur-sa6-ga | under seal of Ur-saga; |
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