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BPOA 01, 1506 (P340161)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1506 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340161 |
| Museum no. | BM 107872 |
| 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 | 4(gesz2) 4(u) sa gu | 4 (sixties) 40 bundles onions |
| 2 | 2(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) sa gu du | 115 bundles of regular quality flax |
| 3 | 5(u) sa gu lugud2-da | 50 bundles of flax, |
| 4 | gu bu3-ra gaba kar-ra2 | “Finger-nail of the būr-demon, the chest of the quay, |
| 5 | a-ra2 2(disz)-kam | 2nd time |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(u) la2 2(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 42 less 2 female laborers, 3 ban2 (monthly rations each), |
| 2 | ugula ur-{d}nin-tu | foreman: Ur-Nintu; |
| 3 | 2(u) 1(disz) geme2 3(ban2) | 21 female laborers, 3 ban2 (years) |
| 4 | ugula a-gu | foreman: Agu |
| 5 | gurumx(|IGI.ERIM|) ak u4 2(disz)-kam | inspections performed on the 2nd day; |
| 6 | kar-ta umma{ki}-sze3 | from the quay of Umma |
| 7 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 8 | mu us2-sa ma2 {d}en-ki ba-ab-du8 | year following: “The boat of Enki was caulked. |
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