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BPOA 01, 0794 (P339450)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0794 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339450 |
| Museum no. | BM 107081 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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(disz) udu 1(disz) masz2 u4-sakar-gu-la | 2 rams, 1 billy goat: Udsakargula |
| 2 | 3(disz) udu 1(disz) udu bar-ba-zi-ga | 3 sheep, 1 sheep: Barbaziga |
| 3 | 1(disz) sila4 bar-ba-zi-ga | 1 lamb of Barbaziga, |
| 4 | 1(disz) masz2 | 1 kid, |
| 5 | {gesz}gigir u4 6(disz)-kam | chariot, 6th day; |
| 6 | 2(disz) udu 2(disz) sila4 bar-ba-zi-ga | 2 sheep, 2 lambs of Barbaziga, |
| 7 | 1(disz) masz2 | 1 kid, |
| 8 | {gesz}gigir u4 7(disz) | a chariot 7 days |
| 9 | 2(disz) udu 1(disz) udu bar-ba-zi-ga | 2 sheep, 1 sheep: Barbaziga |
| 10 | {gesz}gigir u4 1(u) 5(disz) | a chariot for 15 days |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(u) udu [niga 1(disz) udu] | 20 sheep, grain-fed, 1 sheep |
| 2 | a2 u4-da | labor of the day |
| 3 | szunigin 2(u) udu niga | total: 20 grain-fed sheep |
| 4 | szunigin 2(disz) udu bar-ba-zi-ga | total: 2 sheep, Barbaziga |
| 5 | szunigin 1(u) udu u2 | total: 10 grass-fed sheep |
| 6 | szunigin 3(disz) sila4 bar-ba-zi-ga | total: 3 lambs of Barbaziga |
| 7 | szunigin 3(disz) masz2 | total: 3 billy goats, |
| 8 | sa2-du11 {d}szara2 | regular offerings of Šara, |
| 9 | ki a-lu5-lu5-ta | from Alulu |
| 10 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 11 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
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