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BPOA 01, 0560 (P339216)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0560 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339216 |
| Museum no. | BM 106838 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(disz) gurusz u4 2(disz)-sze3 | 4 male laborers for 2 days |
| 2 | {u2}|ZI&ZI|-sze3#? bu3-ra | ... planted(?) |
| 3 | 6(disz)#? gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 bar-<la2> {d}amar-{d}suen-ke4#?-ga2#-ra [...] | 6(?) workdays, male laborers, for Amar-Suena |
| 4 | [...] u4 1(disz)-<sze3> ma2 gid2-da u3 [...] sahar zi-ga | ... for 1 day barge punted and ... dust lifted |
| 5 | giri3 lugal-nesag-e | via Lugal-nesage; |
| 6 | 1/3(disz) sar#? 8(disz) gin2 sahar [...] | 1/3 sar 8 shekels earth |
| 7 | giri3 nimgir-an-ne2 | via Nimgir-ane |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 2 | 3(disz) gurusz kab2-ku5 i7 sal4-la {u2}[...] bu3-du | 3 male laborers, kabku₅ of the sala canal, ... cultivated |
| 3 | ugula lugal-e2-mah-e | foreman: Lugal-emaḫe; |
| 4 | giri3 ur-{d}szara2 | via Ur-Šara; |
| 5 | kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e | under seal of Lugal-emaḫe; |
| 6 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-[e2-mah-e] | Lugal-emaḫe |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu [lugal]-ku3-[ga-ni] | son of Lugal-kugani |
Sources & licences
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