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BPOA 01, 0649 (P339305)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0649 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339305 |
| Museum no. | BM 106929 |
| 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 | 5(u) gurusz al 5(disz) sar-ta | 50 male laborers, hoed at 5 sar (per day), |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) gurusz u2 ku5 2(u) sar-ta | 70 male laborers, grass-fed, 20 sar (= 20 sila3) each |
| 3 | 4(u) 5(disz) gurusz du11-ge al szu ak al 5(disz) sar-ta | 45 male laborers, duge-workers, ..., at 5 sar (per day), |
| 4 | a2 sza3 sahar-ra u4 1(disz)-sze3 | labor of the sahar field for 1 day, |
| 5 | ugula ur-mes | foreman: Ur-mes; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | kiszib3 da-a-gi | under seal of Da’agi; |
| 2 | a-sza3 amar-{gesz}kiszi17 | field Amar-kiši |
| 3 | iti min-esz3-ta | from month "Minesh" |
| 4 | iti e2-iti-6(disz)-sze3 | for the month “House-month-6,’ |
| 5 | a-sza3-ge kin ak | work on the field |
| 6 | mu ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | da-a-gi | Da’agi, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | ($ blank space $) | (total:) |
Sources & licences
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