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BPOA 01, 1597 (P340252)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1597 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340252 |
| Museum no. | BM 111522 |
| 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 | 8(gesz2) 4(u) sa gi | 420 bundles of reed |
| 2 | gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 3(disz) sa-ta | total: 13 bundles each, |
| 3 | giri3 ur-saman4-na | via Ur-samana |
| 4 | 8(gesz2) sa gi | 80 bundles of reed |
| 5 | gu-nigin2-ba 1(u) 3(disz) | total: 13 |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | giri3 ur-ge6-par4 | via Ur-gepar |
| 2 | gi ze2-a ka-la2-ma#? gub-ba | The sweet reed, stationed all the time(?) |
| 3 | a-sza3 en-du8-du | field Endudu, |
| 4 | ugula inim-{d}szara2 | foreman: Inim-Šara |
| 5 | kiszib3 lugal-igi-husz | under seal of Lugal-igihuš; |
| 6 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-igi-husz | Lugal-igihuš, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ba-sa6 | son of Basa |
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