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BPOA 01, 0455 (P339113)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0455 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339113 |
| Museum no. | BM 106732 |
| 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(ban2) ninda zi3 sig15 | 1 ban2 fine flour bread, |
| 2 | 1(barig) ninda zi3-gu | 1 barig flour-fed bread, |
| 3 | 3(asz) 1(ban2) ninda du gur | 3 gur 1 ban2 regular quality bread, |
| 4 | 2(asz) ninda szu gur | 2 gur hand-bread, |
| 5 | 1(ban2) ar-za-na | 1 ban2: Arzana; |
| 6 | 7(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra saga | 7 sila3 fine nig-arra-beer, |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 SZIM# saga gazx(KUM) | 1 sila3 fine aromatics, crushed |
| 8 | e2 {d}szara2-sze3 | to the house of Šara |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | [...] ninda zi3-gu saga | ... bread made with good quality flour |
| 2 | 2(barig) ninda szu | 2 barig hand bread, |
| 3 | e2 {d}nin-ur4-ra | the temple of Ninura, |
| 4 | 1(barig) ninda szu#? | 1 barig šu bread |
| 5 | 2(disz) sila3 ar-za-na | 2 sila3 of Arzana, |
| 6 | e2-gal-sze3 | to the palace |
| 7 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 8 | iti {d}[dumu]-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 9 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 col 1 | ||
| 1 | {d}szu-{d}suen | Šū-Suen, |
| 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 | a-a-kal-la | Ayakalla |
| 2 | ensi2 | governor |
| 3 | umma{ki} | of Umma |
| 4 | ARAD2-zu | your servant. |
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