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BPOA 01, 0589 (P339245)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0589 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339245 |
| Museum no. | BM 106867 |
| 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(asz) sze-ba za3-mu gur | 1 gur barley rations of the Zamu-festival, |
| 2 | ur-{u2}|ZI&ZI|-sze3#? gudu4#? | to Ur-ZI, the gudu priest |
| 3 | 1(asz) gur ur-{d}iszkur | 1 gur, Ur-Addu |
| 4 | 4(barig) ur-{gesz}gigir simug | 4 barig Ur-gigir, the smith |
| 5 | ki ur-saga ugula | from Ur-saga, the foreman; |
| 6 | 2(barig) lugal-nig2-lagar-e ma2-lah5 | 2 barig Lugal-nig-lagare the boatman |
| 7 | 1(barig) lugal-uszurx(|LAL2.TUG2|) ad-kup4 | 60 litres (of barley) 1 unit (for) Lugal-ušur, the smith |
| 8 | 1(asz) 1(barig) gur a-ab-ba-mu szitim#? | 1 gur 1 barig, A’abbamu, the builder |
| 9 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) lugal-ezem ARAD2 gi-na ma2-lah5 | 2 barig 3 ban2: Lugal-ezem, slave of Gina, the boatman; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(asz) gur a2-ni-ta ga2#?-zi-gum2 | 1 gur, from his arm (to) Gazigum |
| 2 | 4(asz) gur lu2-{d}suen U# sze#? ki#? | 4 gur, Lu-Suen and barley at the place |
| 3 | 4(barig) igi-{d}szara2-sze3 | 4 barig for Igi-Šara |
| 4 | 4(barig) ur-ab-ba | 4 barig Ur-abba |
| 5 | 4(barig) lu2-{d}nin-szubur | 4 barig Lu-Ninšubur |
| 6 | 4(barig) u2-li | 4 barig grass-fed, |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) 3(asz) 3(ban2) sze gur | total: 13 gur 3 ban2 barley, |
| 8 | sze-ba za3-mu didli | barley rations, many offerings |
| 9 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 10 | mu hu-hu-nu-ri{ki} ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫunuri was destroyed. |
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