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BPOA 01, 0570 (P339226)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0570 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339226 |
| Museum no. | BM 106848 |
| 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 | 8(gesz2) 1(disz) udu bar-gal2 | 81 sheep, bargal, |
| 2 | nig2-ka9 udu-ta sza3-bi-ta | from the account of sheep, from there |
| 3 | 6(gesz2) 4(u) udu | 420 sheep |
| 4 | 2(u) 6(disz) sila4 | 26 lambs, |
| 5 | siki-bi 1(u) gu2 6(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na | its wool: 10 talents 6 2/3 minas; |
| 6 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 7 | 3(u) 1(disz) sila4 bar-gal2 | 31 suckling lambs, |
| 8 | diri nig2-ka9-ak udu | surplus of the account of sheep |
| 9 | szunigin 6(gesz2) 4(u) udu | total: 420 sheep |
| 10 | szunigin 5(u) 7(disz) sila4 | total: 57 lambs |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | zi-ga-am3 | booked out, |
| 2 | la2-ia3 1(gesz2) 2(u) 1(disz) udu | Deficit: 61 sheep |
| 3 | siki-bi 2(asz) gu2 4(u) 2(disz) ma-na | its wool: 2 talents 42 minas; |
| 4 | diri 5(u) 7(disz) sila4 | surplus: 57 lambs |
| 5 | siki-bi 5(u) 7(disz) ma-na siki | its wool: 57 mana, wool |
| 6 | la2-ia3 1(asz) gu2 4(u) 5(disz) ma-na siki | deficit: 1 talent 45 minas of wool, |
| 7 | nig2-ka9-ak mu siki-sze3 | accounts of wool, |
| 8 | kas4 dub-sar | messenger, scribe |
| 9 | mu {d}amar-{d}suen lugal-e ur-bi2-lum{ki} mu-hul | year: “Amar-Suen, the king, Urbilum destroyed. |
| left | ||
| 1 | nig2-ka9-bi ur-ge6-par4-ke4 in-ak | The account of Ur-gepar has been established. |
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