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BPOA 01, 0393 (P339053)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0393 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339053 |
| Museum no. | BM 106669 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 4(gesz2) sar kin u2 sahar-ba | 240 sar work, grass-fed, in its soil |
| 2 | e sa-dur2-ra | ... the sadur temple |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) sar kin u2 sahar-ba | 120 sar work, grass-fed, in its soil |
| 4 | kun-zi-da | |
| 5 | 3(gesz2) sar kin# u2 sahar-ba# | 180 sar work, grass-fed, in the soil |
| 6 | bar-la2 szu2-luh ak | a šuluh ritual performed |
| 7 | a-sza3 nun-na | the princely field |
| 8 | 1(gesz2) 2/3(disz) sar kin u2 sahar-ba | 60 2/3 sar work, grass and earth, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kun-zi-da | |
| 2 | a-sza3 a-u2-da | field Auda |
| 3 | 5(disz) 5/6(disz) sar [kin u2] sahar-ba# | 5 5/6 sar work, and soil |
| 4 | i7 gu4-suhub2 szu2-luh ak | the Suhub canal, irrigated |
| 5 | 5(disz) sar kin u2 sahar-ba | 5 sar work, grass and soil, |
| 6 | kab2-ku5 a-sza3 gibil | the reservoir of the new field |
| 7 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| 8 | kiszib3 na-ba-sa6 | under seal of Nabasa |
| 9 | mu en {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | na-ba-[sa6] | Nabasa |
| 2 | dumu he2-sa6# | son of Hesa |
| 3 | iszib {d}[szara2] | išib priest of Šara |
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