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BPOA 01, 0484 (P339142)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0484 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339142 |
| Museum no. | BM 106761 |
| 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 | 3(disz) gurusz 6(disz) ug3 4(ban2) | 3 male laborers, 6 porters, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 2 | u4 1(u) 2(disz)-sze3 | for 12 days |
| 3 | kab2-ku5 na-ra-am-{d}suen ku5-ra2 | the kabkug servant of Naram-Sîn, |
| 4 | 2(disz) gurusz 7(disz) ug3 4(ban2) | 2 male laborers, 7 porters, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 5 | u4 1(u) 8(disz)-sze3 | for 18 days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kun-zi-da | |
| 2 | i7 si-sa2 ku5-ra2 | cut down the right canal |
| 3 | giri3 nig2-ul-pa-e3 | via Nig-ul-pa’e |
| 4 | 3(disz) gurusz 6(disz) ug3 4(ban2) | 3 male laborers, 6 porters, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 5 | u4 1(u) 5(disz)-sze3 | for 15 days |
| 6 | a-da gub-ba e sa-dur2-ra a-sza3 a-bu3 | the water stationed, the sadur canal, the field Abu, |
| 7 | ugula ARAD2 | foreman: ARAD; |
| 8 | kiszib3 lugal-he2-gal2 | under seal of Lugal-hegal; |
| 9 | mu si-ma-num2{ki} ba-hul | year: “Simanum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-he2-gal2 | Lugal-hegal |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-[nigar{gar}] | son of Ur-nigar |
Sources & licences
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