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BPOA 01, 1739 (P340394)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1739 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340394 |
| Museum no. | BM 111676 |
| 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 | 1(u) 7(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 | 17 1/2 male laborers, hired |
| 2 | gi kesz2-ra2 | bound reed |
| 3 | 1(u) 4(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 | 14 hirelings, |
| 4 | gi zex(SIG7)-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | reed bundles at 15 sar (a day), |
| 5 | ugula szu-ma-am3 | foreman: Šuma |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | szuku ensi2-ka | the šuku of the governor |
| 2 | a-sza3 gi-apin-ku5-ra2 | field Gi-apin-kura, |
| 3 | gurum2 u4 1(u) 4(disz)-kam | inspections, 14th day; |
| 4 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 5 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
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