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BPOA 01, 0460 (P339118)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0460 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339118 |
| Museum no. | BM 106737 |
| 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 | {gesz}geszimmar | date palm |
| 2 | 4(disz) {gesz}haszhur 2(disz) kusz3-ta | 4 apple trees, 2 cubits each |
| 3 | 5(disz) {gesz}lal3 2(disz) kusz3-ta | 5 hoes, 2 cubits each, |
| 4 | 5(disz) {gesz}lal3 {gesz}haszhur 1(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3-ta | 5 lal and apple trees, 1 1/2 cubits each, |
| 5 | 1(u) {gesz}lal3 {gesz}haszhur 1(disz) kusz3-ta | 10 lal-wood and apple trees, 1 cubit each |
| 6 | gesz gu2-ne-sag ama-IL2-sze3 | to the ... of the mother-in-law, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) {gesz}haszhur gag udu la2 2/3(disz) kusz3-ta | 10 hāšhur-trees, wool for sheep, less 2/3 cubit each |
| 2 | 5(disz) {gesz}me-gid2 {gesz}haszhur 4(disz) 1/2(disz) kusz3-ta | 5 megid trees of apple trees, 4 1/2 cubits each, |
| 3 | 2(u) {gesz}[...] {gesz}|TUKxUD| | 20 ... wood |
| 4 | 3(u) {gesz}me-gid2 {gesz}sze-du10#? | 30 (pieces of) megid tree, šedu tree |
| 5 | ki lu2-kal-la-ta | from Lukalla |
| 6 | a-gu szu ba-ti | Agu received. |
| 7 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 8 | mu {d}szu-{d}suen lugal | year: “Šū-Suen is king.{d} |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-gu | Agu, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-e2-mah-e | son of Lugal-emaḫe, |
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