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BPOA 01, 0496 (P339154)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0496 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339154 |
| Museum no. | BM 106774 |
| 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 | 1(u) 7(disz) tug2 guz-za 4(disz)-kam us2# | 17 guz-za garments, 4th grade |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 2(u) ma-na | its weight: 1 talent 20 ma-na; |
| 3 | 2(u) 4(disz) tug2 guz-za du | 24 guz-za garments, regular quality, |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 7(disz) ma-na | their weight: 1 talent 37 ma-na; |
| 5 | siki kur-ra {gesz}{ga}garig2-ak | wool from the mountain, a grigak-vessel |
| 6 | 1(disz) tug2 sag usz-bar | 1 garment, head, weaver's block, |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar | 104 weaver textiles, |
| 8 | ki-la2-bi 4(asz) gu2 3(u) ma-na# 1(u) gin2 siki kur-ra peszx(|SZU.KAD4|)-a | its weight: 4 talents 30 minas 10 shekels, wool from the mountains, collected |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) la2 1(disz) tug2 u2 [...] | 9 textiles, grass-fed, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 3(u) 5(disz) ma-na# | its weight: 35 mana |
| 3 | 3(disz) tug2 u2 ge6 ki-la2-bi 1(u) 3(disz) [... ma-na] | 3 black u-textiles, their weight: 13 mana |
| 4 | 2(u) 4(disz) tug2 mug kal | 24 full-grown mug garments, |
| 5 | ki-la2-bi 1(asz) gu2 3(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na gin2!(MUG) | its weight: 1 talent 31 1/2 minas shekels |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(disz) gada us2 | 14 linens, length, |
| 7 | ki ur-{d}nin-tu-ta | from Ur-Nintu |
| 8 | i3-kal-la szu ba-ti | Ikalla received. |
| 9 | iti {d}dumu-zi | month: “Dumuzi,’ |
| 10 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | year: “Amar-Suen is king. |
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