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BPOA 01, 0403 (P339063)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0403 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339063 |
| Museum no. | BM 106679 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 3(u) sar {u2}kiszi17 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta# | 170 sar of juniper at 15 sara (per day) |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 4(u) 6(disz)-kam | its labor: 46 days; |
| 3 | 2(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 2(u) sar {u2}|ZI&ZI|-sze3#?-sze bu3-ra 2(u) sar-ta | 220 sar, for weeds, grown at 20 sara (per day) |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 7(disz)-kam | its labor: 77 days; |
| 5 | 1(u) 5(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 15 male laborer workdays, |
| 6 | a-da gub-ba | with the water stationed |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3 ur-am3-ma | via Ur-ama |
| 2 | 3(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 30 less 1 male laborer workdays |
| 3 | [a]-sza3-ge <a> du11-ga u3 pa4 a-da-ga ba-al-la | field irrigated and ditches cleared |
| 4 | a-sza3 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the field Ninura, |
| 5 | a2 sza3-gu4-ka | labor of oxen drivers |
| 6 | ugula ur-lugal | foreman: Ur-lugal; |
| 7 | kiszib3 gu-u2-gu-a | under seal of Gugua |
| 8 | mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3# | year: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | gu-u2-gu-a | Gugua, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ma-an-szum2 | son of Manšum |
Sources & licences
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