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BPOA 01, 0989 (P339644)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 0989 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339644 |
| Museum no. | BM 107296 |
| 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(u) tug2 guz-za du | 10 guz-za textiles, regular quality, |
| 2 | ki-la2-bi 4(u) 1(disz) ma-na siki-gi {gesz}{ga}garig2-ak | its weight: 41 mana of reeds, a scepter |
| 3 | 1(u) tug2 sag usz-bar | 10 garments, head, weaver's yoke, |
| 4 | ki-la2-bi 4(u) 1(disz) 1/2(disz) ma-na siki-gi peszx(|SZU.KAD4|)-a | its weight: 41 1/2 minas of reed-thick wool, |
| 5 | 1(u) 4(disz) tug2 usz-bar | 14 weaver textiles, |
| 6 | ki-la2-bi 4(u) 7(disz) 2/3(disz) ma-na siki-gi peszx(|SZU.KAD4|)-a | its weight: 47 2/3 minas of reed, trimmed |
| 7 | 3(disz) tug2 u2 | 3 textiles, grass-fed, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ki-la2-bi 9(disz) 5/6(disz) ma-na 7(disz) gin2 | its weight: 9 5/6 ma-na, 7 shekels; |
| 2 | 5(disz) tug2 mug muru13 | 5 mug-garments for muru-flour, |
| 3 | ki-la2-bi 1(u) 5(disz) ma-na 1(u) 5(disz) gin2 | its weight: 15 minas 15 shekels; |
| 4 | tug2 ki-la2 tag-ga | a garment with a strap |
| 5 | ki szesz-saga-ta | from Šeš-saga |
| 6 | i3-kal-la u3 lu2-kal-la | Ikalla and Lukalla |
| 7 | in-la2 | he carried. |
| 8 | iti szu-numun-na | month: “Sowing,’ |
| 9 | mu us2-sa ki-masz{ki} ba-hul | year after: “Kimaš was destroyed. |
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