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BPOA 01, 1187 (P339842)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1187 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339842 |
| Museum no. | BM 107521 |
| 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 | 5(gesz'u) 3(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi-zi gu-nigin2-ba 5(disz) sa-ta | 420 bundles of reed, total: 5 bundles each; |
| 2 | gurusz-e 3(disz) gu-nigin2-ba-ta | for the lad, 3 gunigin ba (measures of barley), |
| 3 | 1(disz) gurusz u4 5(disz)-sze3 lumx(KWU354) ansze nu2 | 1 male laborer for 5 workdays, Lum, donkeys lying down |
| 4 | sza3 a-sza3 la2-mah | in the field Lamaḫ; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ugula i-szar-ru-um | foreman: Išarrum |
| 2 | kiszib3 nimgir-an-ne2 | under seal of Nimgir-ane |
| 3 | mu ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | nimgir-an-ne2 | Nimgir-ane, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu inim-{d}szara2 | son of Inim-Šara, |
Sources & licences
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