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BPOA 01, 0534 (P339191)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0534 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339191 |
| Museum no. | BM 106812 |
| 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 | 6(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur ma2-lah5-bi i3-ib2-u3 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3-ta | 6 boats of 60 gur, their boatmen, he sank; at 1 ban2 5 sila3 (per day) |
| 2 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3 | for 25 days |
| 3 | sze-bi 7(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | its barley: 7 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 4 | ma2 nibru{ki} | the boat of Nippur |
| 5 | 3(disz) ma2 1(gesz2) gur 8(disz) sila3-ta | 3 boats of 60 gur 8 sila3 each, |
| 6 | 3(disz) ma2 4(u) gur 6(disz) sila3-ta | 3 boats of 40 gur at 6 sila3 (per day) |
| 7 | u4 2(u) 5(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 3(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | for 25 days, its barley: 3 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| 8 | 2(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 5(disz) sila3-ta | 2 boats of 30 gur at 5 sila3 each, |
| 9 | u4 3(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 3(ban2) | for 3 days, its barley: 3 ban2 |
| 10 | bala gi-zi | a reign of rejoicing |
| 11 | 2(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 3(disz) sila3-ta | 2 boats of 30 gur at 3 sila3 each, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 3(disz)-sze3 sze-bi 3(ban2) | for 3 days, its barley: 3 ban2 |
| 2 | ma2 [...] | ... boat |
| 3 | 5(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 3(disz) sila3-ta | 5 boats of 30 gur at 3 sila3 each, |
| 4 | 3(disz) ma2 2(u) gur 3(disz) sila3-ta | 3 boats of 20 gur at 3 sila3 each, |
| 5 | u4 3(u)-sze3 sze-bi 2(asz) 2(barig) gur | for 30 days, its barley: 2 gur 2 barig; |
| 6 | ma2 iri-sa12-rig7!(PA-HUB2){ki} gi ze2-a | The boat of Irisagrig, sweet reed |
| 7 | 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 2(disz) 1/2(disz) sila3-ta | 1 boat of 30 gur 2 1/2 sila3 each, |
| 8 | u4 2(gesz2) 3(u)-sze3 | for 120 days |
| 9 | sze-bi 1(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | its barley: 1 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 10 | ki ad-da lu2 ur3-ra-ka | at the place of the father, the man of Ur |
| 11 | 1(disz) ma2 3(u) gur 3(disz) sila3-ta | 1 boat of 30 gur 3 sila3 each, |
| 12 | u4 3(u)-sze3 sze-bi 1(barig) 3(ban2) | for 30 days, its barley: 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 13 | ma2 gi-zi | reed boat |
| left | ||
| 1 | szunigin 1(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | total: 14 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
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