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BPOA 01, 0421 (P339080)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0421 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339080 |
| Museum no. | BM 106698 |
| 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 | la2-ia3 2(gesz2) 3(disz) masz2 | deficit: 63 billy goats |
| 2 | 5(u) 9(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki kur-ra | 49 2/3 mana wool of the mountain, |
| 3 | 1(asz) 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 i3-gesz gur | 1 gur 2 ban2 1 sila3 6 1/2 shekels sesame oil |
| 4 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 ga-UD@g gur | 1 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 10 shekels kašk cheese, |
| 5 | 7(asz) gu2 4(u) 4(disz) ma-na 1(u) gin2 siki-ud5 | 7 talents 44 minas 10 shekels of wool |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | la2-ia3-am3 | deficit. |
| 2 | diri#? 1(gesz2) 3(u) 2(disz) udu bar-su-ga | surplus: 102 sheep, barsuga |
| 3 | 1(u) 1(disz) sila4 ga | 11 lambs, suckling, |
| 4 | diri-ga-am3 | surpassing |
| 5 | diri la2-ia3 udu i3 siki#? | surplus of sheep, oil and wool |
| 6 | ur-e11-e | Ur-Ee, |
| 7 | kiszib3 lu2-{d}ha-ia3 | under seal of Lu-Ḫaya |
| 8 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lu2-{d}ha-ia3 | Lu-Ḫaya |
| 2 | dub-[sar] | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-e11-e | son of Ur-Ee |
Sources & licences
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