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BPOA 02, 1848 (P340503)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 1848 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340503 |
| Museum no. | BM 093243 |
| 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(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra 1(barig) 1(ban2) | 1 barig 4 ban2 5 sila3 kashk cheese, 1 (barig) 1 ban2 |
| 2 | 1(barig) 5(ban2) duh babbar2 2(ban2) | 1 barig 5 ban2 white bran, 2 ban2 |
| 3 | 2(barig) 3(ban2) duh ge6 | 2 barig 3 ban2 dark beer, |
| 4 | sza3-gal gu4 ur-ba-gara2 | chief of the oxen of Ur-Bagara |
| 5 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) gur lu2-kal-la | 1 gur 1 ban2, Lukalla; |
| 6 | 1(asz) 1(ban2) <gur> ur-{d}ig-alim | 1 gur 1 ban2: Ur-Igalim |
| 7 | 3(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-sa6-i3-zu | 3 barig 2 ban2: Lu-sa-izu |
| 8 | 1(ban2) lu2-{d}nin-mug | 1 ban2 Lu-Ninmug |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(asz) 2(ban2) gur | 3 gur 2 ban2 |
| 2 | sza3 ga2-nun gesz | inside the storehouse of wood |
| 3 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) lu2-ma2-gan{ki} | 3 barig 3 ban2: Lu-Magan; |
| 4 | 1(barig) 2(ban2) lu2-dingir-ra | 1 barig 2 ban2: Lu-dingira |
| 5 | 1(barig) 3(ban2) an-ne2 | 1 barig 3 ban2: An |
| 6 | 3(barig) 3(ban2) {d}nanna-si-sa2 | 3 barig 3 ban2: Nanna-sisa; |
| 7 | 1(asz) 4(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 1 gur 4 barig 5 ban2 |
| 8 | sza3 e2 ur-dun | in the house of Ur-Dun |
| 9 | iti ezem-{d}ba-ba6 | month: “Festival-of-Baba,’ |
| left | ||
| 1 | mu en {d}inanna masz-e i3-pa3 | year: “The en-priestess of Inanna by goat was chosen;’ |
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