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BPOA 01, 0975 (P339630)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0975 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339630 |
| Museum no. | BM 107281 |
| 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(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 jug of sweetened beer, 3 sila3 fine beer, |
| 2 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 [shekels alkali-plant], |
| 3 | 3(disz) sa szum2 {d}szul-gi-pa-li gaba-asz | 3 bundles onions for Šulgi-pali, to the frontier; |
| 4 | 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz | 1 jug of wort, 3 sila3 of beer, |
| 5 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 [shekels alkali-plant], |
| 6 | 3(disz) sa szum2 bi2-bi2-a gaba-asz | 3 bundles onions, piled up, to the frontier; |
| 7 | 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz | 1 jug of wort, 3 sila3 of beer, |
| 8 | 1(ban2) ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 1 ban2 bread, 2 shekels oil, 2 [shekels alkali-plant], |
| 9 | 3(disz) sa szum2 ur-saga gaba-asz | 3 bundles onions, Ur-saga, to the frontier; |
| 10 | 1(disz) dug dida 3(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 1 jug of sweetened beer, 3 sila3 fine beer, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(u) sila3 ninda 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 10 sila3 of bread, 2 shekels of oil, 2 [shekels] of alkali, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sa szum2 ur-{d}lamma gaba-asz | 3 bundles onions, Ur-Lamma, to the frontier; |
| 3 | szunigin | total: |
| 4 | 4(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) | 4 jugs of common wort, 1 ban2 (= 10 sila3) |
| 5 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz saga | 6 sila3 fine beer |
| 6 | 6(disz) sila3 kasz | 6 sila3 beer |
| 7 | 4(ban2) ninda | 4 ban2 bread, |
| 8 | 8(disz) gin2 i3 8(disz) gin2 naga 1(u) 2(disz) sa szum2 | 8 shekels oil, 8 shektu alkali-plant, 12 bundles onions, |
| 9 | u4 8(disz)-kam | 8th day, |
| 10 | iti dal | month: “Flight, |
| 11 | mu en {d}inanna unu{ki} masz2-e i3-pa3 | year: “The high-priestess of Inanna of Uruk by goat was chosen. |
Sources & licences
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