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BPOA 01, 1228 (P339883)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1228 |
|---|---|
| ID | P339883 |
| Museum no. | BM 107566 |
| 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 | 7(disz) gu4 niga sa2-du11 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 duh du-ta u4 8(disz)-sze3 | 7 oxen, grain-fed, regular offering, 1 ban2 2 sila3 sourdough, from Duta for 8 days |
| 2 | duh du-bi 2(asz) 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 gur | its baked bread: 2 gur 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 |
| 3 | 5(disz) gu4 niga sa2-du11 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 duh du-ta u4 3(disz)-sze3 | 5 oxen, grain-fed, regular offering, 1 ban2 2 sila3 sourdough, duhu-flour, for 3 days |
| 4 | duh du-bi 3(barig) | its baked bread: 3 barig; |
| 5 | 3(disz) gu4 niga sa2-du11 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 duh du-ta u4 2(disz)-sze3 | 3 oxen, grain-fed, regular offering, 1 ban2 2 sila3 sourdough, from Duta for 2 days |
| 6 | duh du-bi 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 | its bran: 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) gu4 2(ban2) duh du u4 1(u) 6(disz)-sze3 | 1 ox, 2 ban2 regular groats, for 16 days |
| 2 | duh-bi 1(asz) 2(ban2) gur | its bran: 1 gur 2 ban2 |
| 3 | szunigin 4(asz) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 duh gur | total: 4 gur 4 ban2 4 sila3 bran, |
| 4 | iti nesag | month: “nesag festival,{š} |
| 5 | mu {d}i-bi2-{d}suen lugal | year: “Ibbi-Suen is king.{d} |
Sources & licences
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