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BPOA 01, 1747 (P340402)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1747 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340402 |
| Museum no. | BM 111690 |
| 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 | 1(u) gurusz hun-ga2 | 10 hired male laborers, |
| 2 | al 5(disz) sar-ta | 5 sar of hoeing, |
| 3 | 6(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz {u2}kiszi17 a-ra2 2(disz)-kam 1(u) 2(disz) sar-ta | 6 1/2 male laborers of juniper, 2nd time, 12 sar (per day) |
| 4 | 4(disz) 1/2(disz) gurusz hun-ga2 | 4 1/2 male laborers, hired |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | ab-sin2-ta la-ag ri-ri-ga | From the furrows, the wild goats |
| 2 | ugula e2-mah-ki-du10 | foreman: Emahkidu; |
| 3 | a-sza3 tur | small field |
| 4 | u4 2(u)-kam | 20th day |
| 5 | iti e2-iti-6(disz) | month: "House-month-6," |
| 6 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
Sources & licences
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