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BPOA 01, 0591 (P339247)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0591 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339247 |
| Museum no. | BM 106869 |
| 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 | 3(u) 2(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 zi3 gur | 32 gur 4 barig 4 ban2 8 sila3 flour, |
| 2 | kiszib3 lu2-dingir-ra | under seal of Lu-dingira |
| 3 | 2(asz) ziz2 gur sa2-du11 {d}inanna zabala3{ki} | 2 gur emmer, regular offering of Inanna of Zabalam |
| 4 | kiszib3 al-ba-ni-du11 | under seal of Allanidu |
| 5 | 2(asz) 2(barig) ziz2 gur kiszib3 lugal-{gesz}gigir-<re> | 2 gur 2 barig emmer, under seal of Lugal-gigir-cre |
| 6 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ziz2 gur kiszib3 ba-a-mu | 1 gur 1 barig emmer, under seal of Ba'amu |
| 7 | 1(u) 2(asz) ziz2 gur mu ur-nigar<{gar}> sa12-du5-sze3 | 12 gur emmer, for Ur-nigar, the chief surveyor; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 za-ri2-iq kuruszda | under seal of Zāriq, the fattener; |
| 2 | 3(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) ziz2 gur | 35 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 emmer, |
| 3 | 1(u) 2(ban2) gig gur | 12 ban2 wheat, |
| 4 | ma2-a si-ga umma{ki}-sze3 | to Umma barge punted, |
| 5 | giri3 ur-{d}nisaba | via Ur-Nisaba; |
| 6 | szunigin 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 3(barig) 1(ban2) 8(disz) sila3 ziz2 gur | total: 68 gur 3 barig 1 ban2 8 sila3 emmer |
| 7 | szunigin 1(u) 2(ban2) gig gur | total: 10 gur 2 ban2 wheat |
| 8 | gur sze ma2-a si-ga-ta | from the gur barley of the barge loaded, |
| 9 | szunigin 1(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur sa2-du11-ta | total: 17 gur 3 barig emmer, from the regular offerings; |
| 10 | guru7 |KI.AN|{ki}-ta | from the silo of Ki’an |
| 11 | giri3 lu2-gi-na u3 {d}szara2-ba-zi-ge | via Lugina and Šara-bazige |
| left | ||
| 1 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 2 | mu {gesz}gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The throne of Enlil was fashioned;’ |
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