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BPOA 01, 0439 (P339097)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0439 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339097 |
| Museum no. | BM 106716 |
| 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 | 9(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 9 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | 1(barig) kasz du u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam | 1 barig regular beer for 11 days |
| 3 | sa2-du11 | regular offerings |
| 4 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) | 1 wort-beer, regular quality, 2 ban2 (barley per litre) |
| 5 | a-hu-du10 lu2 ma2 tur | Ahu-ṭāb, the man who the small boat |
| 6 | 1(disz) kasz dida saga 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 good quality dida beer, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) | 1 wort-beer, regular quality, 2 ban2 (barley per litre) |
| 2 | a-da-lal3 | Adalal |
| 3 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 2(ban2) | 1 wort-beer, regular quality, 2 ban2 (barley per litre) |
| 4 | 1(disz) kasz dida du 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | 1 wort-beer, regular quality, 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | ma-da umma{ki} | the land of Umma |
| 6 | kiszib3 ensi2 | under seal of the governor |
| 7 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 8 | mu us2-sa en {d}nanna ba-hun | year following: “The en-priestess of Nanna was installed. |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}amar-{d}suen | Amar-Suena |
| 2 | lugal kal-ga | mighty king |
| 3 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma | king of Ur |
| 4 | lugal an-ub-da limmu2-ba | king of the four quarters |
| seal 1 col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] | |
| 2 | ensi2# | governor |
| 3 | umma#[{ki}] | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-[zu] | your servant |
Sources & licences
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