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BPOA 01, 0551 (P339208)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0551 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339208 |
| Museum no. | BM 106829 |
| 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) 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz u4 1(u) la2 1(disz)-sze3 | 16 1/2 male laborer workdays, |
| 2 | i7 {d}amar-{d}suen-ga2-ra-a | the Amar-Suen canal |
| 3 | a-da gub-ba | with the water stationed |
| 4 | u3 gi sumun ku5-ra2 u2 gurx(|SZE.KIN|)-a | and the old reed cut, the sprouted grass |
| 5 | u4 2(disz)-sze3 | for 2 days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | gu2-bi kesz2-ra2 | bound on its neck |
| 2 | u4 6(disz)-sze3 | for 6 days |
| 3 | ka i7 dub-la2 {d}utu gub-ba | at the mouth of the Dubla canal, Utu stationed |
| 4 | kiszib3 ur-{d}szara2 | under seal of Ur-Šara; |
| 5 | mu en ga-esz{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Ga’eš was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ur-{d}szara2 | Ur-Šara |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu szesz-kal-la | son of Šeškalla |
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