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BPOA 01, 0442 (P339100)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0442 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339100 |
| Museum no. | BM 106719 |
| 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(asz) sze gur ki gu-du-du-ta | 1 gur of barley from Gududu |
| 2 | 7(asz) gur ki e2-gal-e-si-ta | 7 gur from Egal-esi |
| 3 | 2(barig) ziz2 e2-ta | 2 barig emmer from the house |
| 4 | 3(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 | 3 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field, |
| 5 | sze-numun-bi 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) sze gur | its seed barley: 3 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 |
| 6 | sze nig2-ar3-ra sza3-gal amar-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | barley, niŋara, fodder of the calves: 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 7 | sze kasz dida!(U2-U2)-bi 4(barig) 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 | its barley, beer and emmer: 4 barig 2 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 8 | u4 4(disz)-sze3 | for 4 days |
| 9 | 1(barig) a2 ma2 hun-ga2 in-u-da | 60 litres (of barley) 1 (for) Hired Boats of Inuda |
| 10 | 1(barig) ur#?-sa-a | 60 litres (of barley for) Ur-sa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(barig) a-a-iri-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Aya-irimu |
| 2 | 1(barig) szu-{d}er3-ra | 1 barig Šu-Erra |
| 3 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-{d}er3-ra | 1 barig 2 ban2: Lu-Erra; |
| 4 | 3(ban2) dingir-mu-ma-an-szum2 | 3 ban2: Dingir-mu-manšum |
| 5 | 2(ban2) lu2-eb-gal | 2 ban2: Lu-ebgal; |
| 6 | 2(ban2) e2-gal-e-si | 2 ban2: Egal-esi; |
| 7 | szunigin 7(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 sze gur | total: 7 gur 4 ban2 4 sila3 barley |
| 8 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 9 | la2-ia3 1(asz) sze gur | deficit: 1 gur of barley |
| 10 | nig2-ka9-ak sze a-<e>-bar-ra-ka | account of the barley of the irrigation canal |
| 11 | e2-gal-e-si | Egalesi |
| 12 | iti {d}li9-si4 | month: “Lisi,’ |
| 13 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
Sources & licences
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