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BPOA 01, 0399 (P339059)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0399 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339059 |
| Museum no. | BM 106675 |
| 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 | [...] 7(disz) 1/3(disz) ma-na 4(disz) gin2 {uruda}nig2-su3-a | ... 7 1/3 minas 4 shekels of nigsua copper |
| 2 | 5(disz) {gesz}dab gag-si-nam | 5 bolts of gagsinam, |
| 3 | ba-a-gar | he set up. |
| 4 | 1/2(disz) ma-na 8(disz) gin2 i3-sze-gesz szu-nir se3-ga | 1/2 mana 8 shekels of sesame oil, šunir-flour, |
| 5 | ka-la-lum | Kalalum, |
| 6 | i3-la2 | he paid. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula nam-ha-ni | foreman: Namhani; |
| 2 | giri3 lu2-{d}inanna sukkal | via Lu-Inanna, the messenger; |
| 3 | iti sig4-{gesz}i3-szub-ba-gar | month: “Bricks cast in moulds,’ |
| 4 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 ma2-gur8-mah {d}en-lil2 {d}nin-lil2-ra mu#-ne-dim2 | year: “Šu-Suen, king of Ur, the great barge for Enlil and Ninlil fashioned.’ |
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