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BPOA 01, 0401 (P339061)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0401 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339061 |
| Museum no. | BM 106677 |
| 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 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 7(disz)-sze3 | 15 male laborers for 7 days |
| 2 | ki-su7 gu4-suhub2-ta | from the Kisu of the Suhub oxen |
| 3 | guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki}-sze3 | to the silo of Apisal |
| 4 | in-u de6-a | Inu’a, the deaf |
| 5 | a-ra2 7(disz)-kam | 7 times |
| 6 | 1(u) 3(disz) gurusz u4 3(disz)-sze3 | 13 male laborers for 3 days |
| 7 | guru7 a-pi4-sal4{ki} | the silo of Apisal, |
| 8 | gi du3-a | built reeds |
| 9 | giri3 lu2-du10-ga | via Lu-duga |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(gesz2) 3(u) 9(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 199 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2 | ki-su7 a-sza3 gibil | Kisu, new field |
| 3 | in-u du3-a u3 ga2-nun gi du3-a | ... built, and the storehouse built with reed. |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 70 workdays, male laborers, |
| 5 | ki-su7 a-sza3 nun-na in-u du3-a | The Kisu, the princely field that was built, |
| 6 | giri3 in-u9-u9 | via Inu’u |
| 7 | ugula ARAD2-mu | foreman: ARADmu; |
| 8 | kiszib3 da-a-ga | under seal of Da’aga |
| 9 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | da-a-ga | Da'aga, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-gesz-sza3-ga | son of Ur-geššaga, |
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