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BPOA 01, 0856 (P339512)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0856 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339512 |
| Museum no. | BM 107145 |
| 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 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gin2 ku3-babbar | 4 1/2 shekels of silver |
| 2 | {d}szul-gi-iri-mu | Šulgi-irimu |
| 3 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3 | 3 2/3 shekels 15 grains silver, |
| 4 | szu-i3-li2 | Šu-ilī, |
| 5 | 3(disz) 2/3(disz) gin2 1(u) 5(disz) sze ku3 | 3 2/3 shekels 15 grains silver, |
| 6 | puzur4-esz18-dar | Puzur-Ištar |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ku3 masz2 a-sza3-ga | the silver, the interest of the field |
| 2 | ki lugal-ku3-zu-ta | from Lugal-kuzu |
| 3 | kiszib3 ensi2-ka | under seal of the governor |
| 4 | mu ku3 masz a-sza3-ga szuku ensi2-ka-sze3 | to the year: “Silver, goats of the field, for the šuku-allocation of the governor, |
| 5 | kiszib3-bi nu-zi-zi | Its sealed documents are not to be changed. |
| 6 | mu bad3 mar-tu ba-du3 | year: “The Amorite wall was erected. |
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