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BPOA 01, 0469 (P339127)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0469 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339127 |
| Museum no. | BM 106746 |
| 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(gesz2) 3(u) sar al 3(disz) sar-ta | 190 sar, hoed at 3 sara (per day), |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 5(u) | its labor: 50 days; |
| 3 | 1(gesz'u) 1(gesz2) 2(u) sar gi ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 720 sar, cut reeds at 15 mušara each, |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 4(u) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) | its labor: 45 1/3 days; |
| 5 | a2 lu2 hun-ga2 | labor of hirelings |
| 6 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {u2}kul ku5-a | 1060 sar, kul-plant cut, |
| 7 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2) 3(u) | its labor: 90 days; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(gesz2) sar gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 8 (sixties) sar, reeds piled up at 15 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 2(disz) | its labor: 32 days; |
| 3 | a2 sza3-gu4 | labor of oxen drivers |
| 4 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 5 | a-sza3 e2-mah | field Emah, |
| 6 | ugula lugal-ezem | foreman: Lugal-ezem; |
| 7 | kiszib3 lugal-ku3-ga-ni | under seal of Lugal-kugani; |
| 8 | mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | [lugal-ku3-ga-ni] | Lugal-kugani |
| 2 | dumu ur-mes#? | son of Ur-mes |
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