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BPOA 01, 0019 (P315666)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0019 |
|---|---|
| ID | P315666 |
| Museum no. | BM 012935 |
| 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 | 3(u) 4(asz) sze gur lugal | 34 gur barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | mar-tu engar | Martu, the plowman; |
| 3 | 3(u) 6(asz) ur-{d}lamma | 36: Ur-Lamma; |
| 4 | a-sza3 da-ze2 | field Daze; |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(asz) 2(barig) ur-{d}nansze | 13 gur 2 barig Ur-Nanše |
| 6 | a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13 | field Lazawi, muru |
| 7 | 4(asz) 1(barig) bu3-la-ni | 4 (gur) 1 barig, Bulani |
| 8 | 4(asz) 1(barig) en-ga-ga | 4 (gur) 1 barig En-gaga |
| 9 | a-sza3 {d}dumu-zi-lal3-ama-na | the field of Dumuzi-lalama |
| 10 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur | 91 gur 4 barig |
| 11 | ugula a-kal-la nu-banda3-gu4 | foreman: Akalla, oxen manager; |
| 12 | 3(u) 6(asz) a-ab-ba | 36 (gur) of the sea |
| 13 | 3(u) 4(asz) lugal-uszumgal | 34, Lugal-ušumgal; |
| 14 | a-sza3 da-ze2 | field Daze; |
| 15 | 8(asz) 3(barig) sza3-ku3-ge | 8 (gur) 3 barig, Ša-kuge |
| 16 | 5(asz) e2-zi-sahar-ta | 5, from the Ezisahar; |
| 17 | 5(asz) 2(barig) en-sza3-ku3-ge | 5 (gur) 2 barig for Enšakuge |
| 18 | a-sza3 la-za-wi dab5-ba | field Lazawi seized; |
| 19 | 1(gesz2) 2(u) 8(asz) gur | 68 gur |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | ugula mu-mu nu-banda3-gu4 | foreman: Mūmu, oxen manager; |
| 2 | 3(u) ma-an-gu-ul | 30, Mangul; |
| 3 | 3(u) ur-mes | 30, Ur-mes; |
| 4 | a-sza3 da-ze2 | field Daze; |
| 5 | 1(u) 4(asz) 2(barig) ab-ba-du-du | 14 gur 2 barig Abbadudu |
| 6 | a-sza3 gesz-gi-lugal-igi | field Gešgi-lugaligi, |
| 7 | 9(asz) 1(barig) lu2-giri17-zal | 9 (gur) 1 barig Lu-girizal |
| 8 | a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13 | field Lazawi, muru |
| 9 | 7(asz) 1(barig) lu2-giri17-zal | 7 (gur) 1 barig Lu-girizal |
| 10 | a-sza3 la-za-wi dab5-ba | field Lazawi seized; |
| 11 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) gur | 104 gur 4 barig |
| 12 | ugula al-mu nu-banda3-gu4 | foreman: Almu, manager of oxen. |
| 13 | 3(u) 2(asz) ur-{d}iszkur | 32: Ur-Adda; |
| 14 | 3(u) 4(asz) lu2-uru11{ki} | 34, Lu-Uru |
| 15 | 3(u) 6(asz) he2-ti | 36 heti, |
| 16 | a-sza3 u2-ki-numun | field Uki-numun, |
| 17 | 7(asz) 1(barig) a-ab-ba | 7 (gur) 1 barig, A’abba |
| 18 | 4(asz) 2(barig) ur-{d}su4-an-na | 4 (gur) 2 barig Ur-Suanna |
| 19 | a-sza3 ar-sza-ti-a | field Aršatiya |
| 20 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) gur | 93 gur 3 barig |
| 21 | ugula lugal-inim-gi-na nu-banda3-gu4 | foreman: Lugal-inim-gina, oxen manager; |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | 3(u) 6(asz) 2(barig) lugal-dub-la2 | 36 gur 2 barig, Lugal-dubla |
| 2 | 2(u) 6(asz) 3(barig) igi-sa6-sa6-ga | 26 gur 3 barig, Igisasaga |
| 3 | [a-sza3 la-za-wi] muru13#? | field Lazawi, muru(?) |
| 4 | [... gur] | ... gur |
| 5 | [ugula ...] nu-banda3-gu4 | foreman: ..., manager of oxen |
| 6 | [...]-gi | ...-gi |
| 7 | [...] lu2-sa6-i3-zu | ... Lu-sa-izu |
| 8 | [...] a-ha-du10 | ... Ahadu |
| 9 | 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) {d}en-ki-he2-gal2 | 14 (gur) 3 barig (for) Enki-hegal |
| 10 | 1(u) 2(barig) lugal-bi | 12 barig: Lugal-bi |
| 11 | 9(asz) 3(barig) lugal!(LU2)-inim-gi-na | 9 (gur) 3 barig Lugal-inimgina |
| 12 | a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13 | field Lazawi, muru |
| 13 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 6(asz) gur | 96 gur |
| 14 | ugula lugal-iri-da nu-banda3-gu4 | foreman: Lugal-irida, manager of oxen. |
| 15 | 9(asz) 3(barig) e2-zi-kalam-ma | 9 (gur) 3 barig Ezikalama |
| 16 | a-sza3 la-za-wi muru13 | field Lazawi, muru |
| 17 | 1(u) 2(asz) lu2-{d}dumu-zi | 12, Lu-Dumuzi; |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 la-za-wi-gu-la | field Lazawigula, |
| 2 | 5(asz) lugal-inim-gi-na | 5, Lugal-inim-gina; |
| 3 | 7(asz) nimgir-di-de3 | 7 (gur) Nimgirdi |
| 4 | a-sza3 la-za-wi [tur] | field Lazawi, small |
| 5 | 1(u) ur-gir2-su{ki} | 10 Urgirsu |
| 6 | a-sza3 su7 [...] | field Suŋ |
| 7 | 4(u) 5(asz) [...] | 45 ... |
| 8 | ugula ab-ba nu-banda3-gu4 | foreman: Abba, oxen manager; |
| 9 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 3(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) sze gur lugal | total: 98 gur 3 barig barley, royal (measure), |
| 10 | sze szuku-ra engar-ne | barley rations of the farmers |
| 11 | ugula sanga {d}dumu-zi | foreman: temple administrator of Dumuzi |
| 12 | sze gesz e3-a du7-du7-dam | to make barley come forth from the trees, |
| 13 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
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