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BPOA 01, 0444 (P339102)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0444 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339102 |
| Museum no. | BM 106721 |
| 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 | 2(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 zi3 gazx(KUM) sze-gin2-sze3 | 2 ban2 4 sila3 flour, crushed, for ghee, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) esza | 1 ban2 eša-flour, |
| 3 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ninda szu gur | 2 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 hand bread, |
| 4 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 kasz du gur | 3 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 3 sila3 regular beer, |
| 5 | sza3-gal nagar | chief of the carpenters |
| 6 | 3(barig) kasz dida du | 3 barig beer, regular (quality) |
| 7 | {gesz}e-szu de6-a u3 {gesz}ig HI-la2-a | “The ešu-tree is removed, and the door is loosened. |
| 8 | 5(disz) sila3 zi3 gu2-gal | 5 sila3 gugal flour, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 i3 UD-KA | 1 ban2 5 sila3 of UD-KA oil, |
| 2 | 7(disz) murgu2-ba | 7 (pieces of) murguba-flour |
| 3 | 2(u) esz2-mah siki-ud5 | 20 ešmaḫ-sheep |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 4(disz) ma-na | its weight: 1 talent 4 mana |
| 5 | zi-ga {gesz}ig e2-gal | booked out of the palace door |
| 6 | kiszib3 ARAD2 dumu szesz-kal-la | under seal of ARAD, son of Šeškalla; |
| 7 | mu bad3 ba-du3 | year: "The wall was erected." |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal#-[...] | Lugal- |
| 2 | dub-[sar] | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-{d}[...] | son of Lugal- |
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