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BPOA 01, 1099 (P339754)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1099 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339754 |
| Museum no. | BM 107429 |
| 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) 1(disz) gurusz u4 1(disz)-sze3 | 11 male laborer workdays, |
| 2 | {gesz}u3-suh5 ma2-a ga2-ra | “I want to put a boat-hook in the boat’s barge, |
| 3 | 1(u) 1(disz) gurusz u4 [...]-sze3 | 11 male laborers for ... days |
| 4 | i7 lugal-[ta] | from the King's Canal |
| 5 | umma{ki}-<sze3> ma2 {gesz}u3-suh5 gid2-da | to Umma barge with arrows punted |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | u3 ma2 ba-al-la | and the boat moored, |
| 2 | ugula ARAD2-mu | foreman: ARADmu; |
| 3 | kiszib3 ab-ba-gi-na | under seal of Abbagina |
| 4 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} a-ra2 2(disz)-kam ba-hul | year: “Šašrum for the 2nd time was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ab-ba-gi-na | Abbagina |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-ma2-gur8-re | son of Lugal-magure, |
Sources & licences
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