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BPOA 01, 0543 (P339200)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0543 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339200 |
| Museum no. | BM 106821 |
| 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 | 4(gesz2) 4(u) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 240 workdays, male laborers, |
| 2 | gi kesz2-ta#? | bound reed |
| 3 | gi-bi gu2 3(u)-ta | its reeds: 30 talents each; |
| 4 | a-sza3 du6-{d}szara2 | field Du-Šara, |
| 5 | iti-ta#? u4 8(disz) zal#?-[la] | from the month 8 days passed |
| 6 | 4(gesz2) 4(u) 8(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 148 workdays, male laborers, |
| 7 | gi kesz2-ta#? | bound reed |
| 8 | gi-bi 3(u) gu2-ta | its reeds: 30 talents each; |
| 9 | iti min-esz3 | month: “Mini-eš,’ |
| 10 | ugula lu2-{d}inanna | foreman: Lu-Inanna; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 a-gur4? udu niga | field Agur-sheep, grain-fed, |
| 2 | mu si-mu-ru-um{ki} lu-lu-bu-um{ki} a-ra2 1(u) la2 1(disz@t)-<kam>-asz ba-hul | year: “Simurum and Lullubum for the 9th time were destroyed. |
| 3 | giri3 a-kal-la dub-sar | via Akalla, the scribe; |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | a-kal-la | Akalla |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal#-nesag#-[e] | son of Lugal-nesage |
Sources & licences
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