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BPOA 01, 0540 (P339197)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0540 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339197 |
| Museum no. | BM 106818 |
| 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(ban2) zi3 munu4 hi-a kasz saga | 3 ban2 flour and malt, fine beer, |
| 2 | sze-bi 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its barley: 4 ban2 5 sila3; |
| 3 | kasz saga-bi 4(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 | its fine beer: 4 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 4 | e2-tum-bi 2(disz) sila3 | its Etum house: 2 sila3 |
| 5 | duh-bi 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 | its bran: 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 6 | kab2 du11-ga <kasz> saga#-[ka] | ... of good quality beer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 1(u) gin2 zi3 munu4 hi-a kasz du#-ka | 2 ban2 1 sila3 10 shekels flour and malt ... beer |
| 2 | sze-bi 2(ban2) | its barley: 2 ban2; |
| 3 | kasz du-bi 2(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 | its regular beer: 2 ban2 8 sila3 |
| 4 | duh-bi 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 | its bran: 2 ban2 3 sila3 |
| 5 | kab2 du11-ga kasz du-ka | The one who pours out beer, |
| 6 | giri3 na-silim u3 ur-{d}nisaba | via Nasilim and Ur-Nisaba, |
Sources & licences
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