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BPOA 01, 1516 (P340171)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1516 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340171 |
| Museum no. | BM 107884 |
| 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)
From Cuneiform Digital Library Initiative · CDLI: reuse of catalogue/transliteration data with citation of CDLI; images restricted (not fetched)
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 | 6(gesz2) 1(u) 5(disz) ug3-IL2 3(ban2) | 165 porters, 3 ban2 (= 30 sila3) |
| 2 | u4 1(disz)-sze3 {u2}kiszi17 ku5-ra2 gurusz-e 1(u) sar-ta | for 1 workday, kiši-plant cut, the lad 10 sar each |
| 3 | a-sza3 gibil | new field |
| 4 | ugula ku3-ga-ni | foreman: Kugani |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | nu-banda3-gu4 a-gu-gu | oxen manager: Agugu |
| 2 | kiszib3 na-<ba>-sa6 | under seal of Nabasa |
| 3 | mu sza-asz-szu2-ru-um{ki} ba-hul | year: “Šašrum was destroyed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | na-ba-sa6 | Nabasa |
| 2 | dumu he2-sa6 | son of Hesa |
| 3 | iszib {d}szara2 | išib priest of Šara |
Sources & licences
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