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BPOA 01, 0607 (P339263)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0607 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339263 |
| Museum no. | BM 106885 |
| 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 | 2(ban2) kasz saga# 1(ban2) kasz du | 2 ban2 fine beer, 1 ban2 regular beer |
| 2 | bu3-du-um-ki-ri-isz | Budum-kiriš |
| 3 | ARAD2 i3-dab5 | ARAD accepted; |
| 4 | 3(ban2) kasz saga ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da i3-dab5 | 3 ban2 fine beer Ur-Ningešzida accepted; |
| 5 | 2(ban2) kasz du ur-{d}gilgamesx(|BIL3.GA.MES|) i3-dab5 | 2 ban2 of regular beer, Ur-Gilgameš accepted; |
| 6 | 2(ban2) kasz du nam-mah i3-dab5 | 2 ban2 regular-quality beer, Nammaḫ accepted; |
| 7 | 2(ban2) kasz du ur-{d}suen i3-dab5 | 2 ban2 of regular beer, Ur-Suen accepted; |
| 8 | [...] kasz# du ma-an-szum2 i3-dab5 | ... gave me beer to drink, he accepted it |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | bala-ta u4 2(u) 1(disz) zal-la | after the bala, 21 days passed, |
| 2 | 1(barig) 6(disz) sila3 kasz du ur-{d}ma-mi i3-dab5 | 1 barig 6 sila3 regular beer for Ur-Mami accepted; |
| 3 | 1(barig) kasz du a-ba-al-la i3-dab5 | 1 barig regular beer, Abala accepted; |
| 4 | bala-ta u4 2(u) 2(disz) zal-la | from the bala the 22nd day passed |
| 5 | hu-un-hi-li | Hunḫili |
| 6 | szu-a-gi-na | Šu-agina, |
| 7 | 2(ban2) kasz ki szesz-kal-la-ta | 2 ban2 beer from Šeškalla |
| 8 | 4(ban2) kasz ki ur-{gesz}gigir-ta | 4 ban2 beer from Ur-gigir; |
| 9 | 2(ban2) kasz ki lu2-du10-ga-ta | 2 ban2 beer from Lu-duga, |
| 10 | 1(barig) kasz ki ur-{d}ma-mi-ta | 1 barig beer from Ur-Mami |
| 11 | 2(ban2) kasz a-ba-al-la | 2 ban2 of beer from Aballa |
| 12 | gaba-ri kiszib3 lu2-gi-na | copy under seal of Lu-gina |
| left | ||
| 1 | sza3 bala-a u4 2(u) 2(disz)-kam | in the bala, 22nd day, |
| 2 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 3 | mu hu-uh2-nu-ri ba-hul | year: “Ḫuḫnuri was destroyed. |
Sources & licences
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