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BPOA 02, 1850 (P340505)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 1850 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340505 |
| Museum no. | BM 093253 |
| 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 | 4(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 nig2-ar3-ra | 4 ban2 5 sila3 of barley-fed emmer |
| 2 | 5(ban2) duh babbar | 5 ban2 white bran, |
| 3 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) duh ge6 | 1 barig 1 ban2 dark beer, |
| 4 | sza3-gal gu4 | fodder of oxen |
| 5 | 1(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 sze | 1 ban2 3 sila3 barley, |
| 6 | sza3-gal dusu2 | chief cupbearer |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a2-ge6-ba-a | during the night |
| 2 | u4 2(u) 6(disz)-kam | 26th day, |
| 3 | iti sze-il2-la | month: “Barley carried,’ |
| 4 | mu en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
Sources & licences
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