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BPOA 01, 0458 (P339116)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0458 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339116 |
| Museum no. | BM 106735 |
| 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 | 4(gesz2) 2(u) 2(asz) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | 142 talents of gulgul-wood, |
| 2 | ma2 da-a-ga | the boat of Da'aga, |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) 5(u) 2(asz) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | 122 talents of gulgul-wood, |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 5(u) gu2 esir2 apin | 100 talents of bitumen for the plow, |
| 5 | 4(asz) gu2 im-babbar2 | 4 talents of imbabbar, |
| 6 | ma2 inim-ma-ni | the boat of his words |
| 7 | 5(gesz2) 4(asz) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | 184 talents of ebony, |
| 8 | 1(u) gu2 <im>-babbar2 | 10 talents of white cumin |
| 9 | ma2 giri3-ni | barge on his foot |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(gesz2) 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | 105 talents of ebony, |
| 2 | 9(asz) gu2 im-babbar2 | 9 talents of imbabbar, |
| 3 | e2-kiszib3-ba e2-gal kux(KWU147)#?-ra | in the sealed house, the palace of the arrival |
| 4 | 3(gesz2) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | 180 talents of ...-wood, |
| 5 | mar-sa-a kux(KWU147)?-ra | for Marsa, the delivery; |
| 6 | ma2 lugal-ma2-gur8-re | barge of Lugal-magure, |
| 7 | [nig2-dab5] gesz-kin-ti-ka ba-ku5 | the nigdab payment of the work-assignment was cut off |
| 8 | szunigin 1(gesz'u) 6(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | total: 93 talents of gulgul-wood |
| 9 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 5(u) gu2 esir2 apin | total: 150 talents of bitumen for the plow; |
| 10 | [szunigin] 2(u) 3(asz) gu2 im-babbar2 | total: 23 talents of imbabbar |
| 11 | [...] 2(asz)? gu2 esir2 da?-um-gi{ki#?} | ... 2 talents of bitumen for Damgi |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu en-mah-gal-an-na [...] | Year: Enmaḫgalana |
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