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BPOA 01, 0853 (P339509)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0853 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339509 |
| Museum no. | BM 107142 |
| 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(barig) kasz saga | 2 barig fine beer |
| 2 | 1(barig) kasz dida saga | 1 barig fine dida beer, |
| 3 | 2(barig) 2(ban2) kasz du | 2 barig 2 ban2 regular beer, |
| 4 | 2(barig) kasz dida du | 2 barig beer, regular quality, |
| 5 | 3(barig) zi3-gu saga | 3 barig fine flour |
| 6 | 1(asz) dabin gur | 1 gur of dabin flour, |
| 7 | 1(disz) udu niga 4(disz) udu u2 1(disz) masz2 | 1 grain-fed sheep, 4 grass-fed rams, 1 billy goat, |
| 8 | 4(disz) sila3 i3-gesz du10-ga | 4 sila3 good oil, |
| 9 | 8(disz) sila3 i3-gesz | 8 sila3 of sesame oil |
| 10 | 1(disz) sila3 i3-nun | 1 sila3 butter oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sila3 ga gazi | 1 sila3 of roasted milk, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) zu2-lum saga | 1 ban2 fine dates, |
| 3 | zu2-ur2-zu2-ur2 lu2 kin-gi4-a | ..., the messenger |
| 4 | ia3-ab-ra-ad | Iabrad |
| 5 | 3(ban2) kasz du 3(ban2) dabin | 3 ban2 regular beer, 3 ban2, dabin-flour, |
| 6 | igi-kar2 i3-szar-{d}szul-pa-e3 | before Išar-Šulpae |
| 7 | iti sze-kar-ra-gal2-la | month: “Barley at the granary,’ |
| 8 | mu us2-sa {d}szu-{d}suen | year following: “Šu-Suen,’ |
| 9 | lugal uri5{ki}-ma-ke4 | king of Ur |
| 10 | bad3 mar-tu | the Amorite wall |
| 11 | mu-ri-iq-ti-id-ni-im mu-du3 | Eriq-tidnim built. |
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