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BPOA 01, 1565 (P340220)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1565 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340220 |
| Museum no. | BM 109396 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Girsu (mod. Tello) |
| Coordinates | 31.5591, 46.1776 |
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 | 1(u) 1(disz) he2-dab5 u2 ze2 2(u) sar-ta | 11 hedab-measures of grass at 20 sar (per day), |
| 2 | 1(u) he2-dab5 u2 ze2 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 10 hedab-measures of grass at 15 sar (per day), |
| 3 | ugula ab-ba-mu | foreman: Abbamu |
| 4 | 4(disz) lu2 hun-ga2 2(u) sar-ta | 4 hirelings, 20 sar (a day), |
| 5 | 1(disz) gu4-numun 5(ban2) | 1 seed ox, 5 ban2 (= 50 sila3) |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-sza3 {d}gesztin-[an]-na | the field Geštinana |
| 2 | 1(disz) gu4-numun 4(ban2) | 1 seed ox, 4 ban2 (= 40 sila3) |
| 3 | a-sza3 {gesz}ma-nu | field Manu, |
| 4 | u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | 14th day, |
| 5 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
Sources & licences
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