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BPOA 01, 0486 (P339144)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0486 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339144 |
| Museum no. | BM 106763 |
| 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 | 8(disz) gurusz | 8 male laborers |
| 2 | ugula lu2-{d}nin-szubur | foreman: Lu-Ninšubur |
| 3 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 2(ban2) | 9 male laborers, 1 barig 2 ban2 (= 60 sila3) |
| 4 | ugula lugal-nig2-lagar-e | foreman: Lugal-nig-lagare; |
| 5 | 8(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 2(ban2) | 8 male laborers, 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 6 | ugula lu2-{d}szara2 | foreman: Lu-Šara; |
| 7 | gurum2 ak u4 7(disz)-kam | inspections performed, 7th day, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 8(disz) gurusz 1(barig) 2(ban2) | 8 male laborers, 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 2 | <ugula> lugal-nig2-lagar-e | foreman: Lugal-niglagare; |
| 3 | 1(u) gurusz 1(barig) 2(ban2) | 10 male laborers, 1 barig 2 ban2 |
| 4 | <ugula> lu2-{d}szara2 | foreman: Lu-Šara |
| 5 | gurum2 ak <u4> 8(disz)-kam | inspections performed, 8th day, |
| 6 | tir szum2-bad3 gesz#? zi-ga | the Šum-bad forest, planted with juniper |
| 7 | giri3 lugal-ku3-zu dumu lugal-nig2-lagar-e | via Lugalkuzu, son of Lugal-niglagare; |
| 8 | iti sze-sag-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 9 | mu bad3 ba-du3 | year: "The wall was erected." |
Sources & licences
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