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BPOA 01, 0615 (P339271)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0615 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339271 |
| Museum no. | BM 106894 |
| 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(u) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig)-ta | 10 gurdub baskets, 1 barig each |
| 2 | e2 ba-ba-ti-sze3 | to the house of Babati |
| 3 | 5(disz) {gi}gur-dub 1(barig) | 5 gurdub vessels, 1 barig capacity |
| 4 | lu2 e2-muhaldim | the man of the kitchen |
| 5 | [...] {gi}gur-dub | ... a basket |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ur-szu muhaldim | Uršu, the cook |
| 2 | zi3 munu4 ba-na-si | flour and malt was heaped up. |
| 3 | 3(disz) {gi}gur zi3-IL2 | 3 gur of rolled flour |
| 4 | zi3 esza ba-an-si | he filled with flour. |
| 5 | ur-nigar{gar} sza3-tam | Ur-nigar of the heart |
| 6 | kiszib3 ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra | under seal of Ku-Ninura; |
| 7 | sza3 bala-a | in the bala |
| 8 | mu us2-sa si-ma-num2{ki} | year following: “Simanum,’— |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ku3-{d}nin-ur4-ra | Ku-Ninura, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu na-[silim] | son of Nasilim |
Sources & licences
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