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BPOA 01, 1791 (P340446)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 01, 1791 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340446 |
| Museum no. | BM 111767 |
| 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 | 6(gesz2) 5(u) sar gi ku5-a 2(u) sar-ta | 420 sar, cut reeds at 20 sara (per day), |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 1/2(disz) | its labor: 20 1/2 days; |
| 3 | 5(gesz2) 4(u) 5(disz) sar gi ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 345 sar, cut reeds at 15 sarta (a day), |
| 4 | a2-bi u4 2(u) 3(disz) | its labor: 23 days; |
| 5 | 1(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) sar {gesz}dih3 ku5-a 1(u) 5(disz) sar-ta | 10(geš’u) 5(šar) sar, cut with a dagger at 15 (volume-)sar (per day) |
| 6 | a2-bi u4 1(gesz2)-ta | its labor: 60 days; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 5(disz) sar al 5(disz) sar-ta | 185 sar, hoed at 5 sarta (per day), |
| 2 | a2-bi u4 3(u) 7(disz)-kam | its labor: 37 days; |
| 3 | 1(bur3) 1(esze3) GAN2 gesz-ur3 a-ra2 2(disz) | 1 bur3 1 eše3 field area, harrowing, 2 times, |
| 4 | a2 erin2-na-bi u4 3(u) | its troops’ labor: 30 days |
| 5 | a-sza3 {d}amar-{d}suen-<{d}szara2>-ki-ag2 u3 a-egir-bi | the field of Amar-Suen-Šara-kiag and after it |
| 6 | ugula lugal-nesag-e | foreman: Lugal-nesage, |
| 7 | giri3 nig2-u2-rum | via Niĝ-urum |
| 8 | kiszib3 lugal-e2-mah-e | under seal of Lugal-emaḫe; |
| 9 | mu en-unu6-gal {d}inanna ba-hun | year: “Enunugal of Inanna was installed. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | lugal-e2-mah-e | Lugal-emaḫe, |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu lugal-ku3-ga-ni | son of Lugal-kugani, |
Sources & licences
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