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BPOA 01, 0678 (P339334)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0678 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339334 |
| Museum no. | BM 106959 |
| 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(ban2) i3-nun du10-ga gesz-gal-gal | 1 ban2 of good butter oil, big hoes, |
| 2 | 1(asz) 4(ban2) 3(disz) 5/6(disz) sila3 i3-nun gur | 1 gur 4 ban2 3 5/6 sila3 butter oil, |
| 3 | 2(asz) 3(barig) i3-gesz gur | 2 gur 3 barig sesame oil |
| 4 | 1(asz) 4(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 i3-szah2 gur | 1 gur 4 ban2 6 sila3 lard, |
| 5 | 5(asz) 2(barig) SZIM du gur | 5 gur 2 barig aromatics, regular quality, |
| 6 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 1 ban2 5 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| 7 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 ga gazi al-hul-a | 2 barig 2 ban2 3 sila3 kašk cheese, destroyed, |
| 8 | 2(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) la2 1(disz) sila3 ga-UD@g | 2 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 less 1 sila3 kašk cheese, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 6(asz) 3(barig) ga-UD@g al-hul-a gur# | 6 gur 3 barig kashk cheese, destroyed |
| 2 | 2(asz) gu2 3(disz) ma-na SZIM#? [...] | 2 talents 3 minas of aromatics |
| 3 | 5(disz) ma-na nig2-U-nu-a siki-ud5 | 5 minas of niŋunû-flour, nanny goats, |
| 4 | [...] 7(asz) 1(barig) 3(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze gur | ... 7 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 3 sila3 barley |
| 5 | 1(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 5(u) 4(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zu2-lum gur | 104 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 dates, |
| 6 | 1(u) 4(asz) gu2 4(u) 6(disz) ma-na duh gesz-i3-ka | 14 talents 46 minas of sesame oil |
| 7 | 2(ban2) {gesz}urumx(|UR2xU2|)? | 2 ban2 of juniper |
| 8 | 1(u) 2(asz) {gesz}ge6-par4 had2 gur | 12 gur of a “seaḫpor-wood', |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 {gesz}haszhur had2 | 5 sila3 apple juice, |
| 10 | 3(u) 5(asz) gu2 im-babbar2 | 35 talents of white limestone |
| 11 | 3(asz) 1(barig) naga gur | 3 gur 1 barig alkali-plant, |
| 12 | 3(gesz2) 3(u) 6(asz) gu2 esir2 gul-gul | 126 talents of gulgul-wood, |
| 13 | ki ur-{d}szul-pa-e3-ta | from Ur-Šulpae |
| left | ||
| 1 | ugu2 {d}szara2-kam ga2-ga2-dam | upon Šarakam to be brought |
| 2 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki [ba]-ab#-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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