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BPOA 01, 0563 (P339219)
Letter, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0563 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339219 |
| Museum no. | BM 106841 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Letter |
| 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 | lugal-mu | my master |
| 2 | u3-na-a-du11 | he said to him |
| 3 | a-ba-gal a-sza3 kas4 | Abagal, field Kas; |
| 4 | zi-zi-da | zizida |
| 5 | sag-bi mu-ba | Its top is its name. |
| 6 | szuku ensi2-ka | the šuku of the governor |
| 7 | us2-sa pa3-de3-[...] ma-an-du11 | ... he said to me. |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u4 lugal-mu ba-gen-na-ta | when my king came, |
| 2 | 4(bur3) 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2-gu4 | 4 bur3 1 eše3 3 iku field, oxen |
| 3 | 6(bur3) GAN2 ensi2 | 6 bur3 field area: governor; |
| 4 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 ur-am3-ma | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Ur-ama |
| 5 | 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-eb-gal | 1 bur3 field area: Lu-ebgal; |
| 6 | 2(bur3) GAN2 dingir-bi2-la-ni | 2 bur3 field area: Dingir-bilani; |
| 7 | 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-dingir-ra nu-banda3-gu4 | 1 bur3 field area: Lu-dingira, oxen manager; |
| 8 | 1(bur3) GAN2 lu2-du10-ga nu-banda3-gu4 | 1 bur3 field area: Lu-duga, oxen manager; |
| 9 | 1(esze3) 3(iku) GAN2 szesz-tab-ba-ni | 1 eše3 3 iku field area: Šettibbani, |
| 10 | 1(bur3) GAN2 a-ab-ba sa12-du5 | 1 bur3 field area: Abba, chief surveyor; |
| left | ||
| 1 | tesz2-a i3-pa3 kin bi2-in-ak-esz2 | they chose together and worked together. |
Sources & licences
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