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BPOA 02, 1881 (P340534)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 1881 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340534 |
| Museum no. | BM 109126 |
| 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)
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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 col 1 | ||
| 1 | [...] sze gur lugal | ... barley, royal gur |
| 2 | [diri] i3-dub geszimmar-du3-a | more than the depot of the date palms |
| 3 | 3(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur | 3 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 |
| 4 | diri i3-dub me-luh-ha | Excerpted from the depot Meluhha. |
| 5 | 1(u) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur | 13 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 1 sila3 |
| 6 | ur-mes szabra | Ur-mes, the household manager; |
| 7 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 diri i3-dub ur-sza3-ku3 | 1 barig 1 ban2 4 sila3 extra, for the doorkeeper Ur-šaku |
| 8 | du11-ga-zi-da | Dugazida |
| 9 | 8(asz) 6(disz) sila3 gur | 8 gur 6 sila3 |
| 10 | diri i3-dub tir-ba-bil2-la | surplus, the depot of Ṭabila; |
| 11 | 9(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 9 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 12 | diri i3-dub sag-ub3{ki} | surplus, the depot of Sagubbi; |
| 13 | 6(asz)? sila3? gur | 6 sila3 (?) gur |
| 14 | [...]-ma | ... and |
| 15 | [...] gur | ... gur |
| 16 | [diri i3]-dub nin-nig2-erim2-e | more than the depot of Nin-nig-erim |
| 17 | [...] 3(ban2)? gur | ... 3 ban2? gur |
| 18 | diri i3-dub igi-gal2 | surplus of the depot of the inspected, |
| 19 | 2(asz) 2(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 2 gur 2 barig 5 ban2 |
| 20 | diri i3-dub sag-du3-a | surplus, the depot manager of the first-class goods; |
| obverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | 5(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur | 5 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 2 | diri i3-dub a2-gul | surplus, the depot of Agul; |
| 3 | 3(asz) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 3 gur 2 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 4 | diri i3-dub nin-a2-zi-da | surplus, depot of Nin-azida; |
| 5 | 1(u) 4(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 gur | 14 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 4 sila3 |
| 6 | diri i3-dub e2-duru5 {d}nin-sun2 | surplus, depot of the village of Ninsun; |
| 7 | 5(asz) 3(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 5 gur 3 barig 4 ban2 |
| 8 | sze-am3 diri i3-dub nin-a2-zi-da | extra barley for the depot of Nin-azida, |
| 9 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 7(asz) 2(ban2) 3(disz) sila3 gur ur-{d}en-gal-du-du | 87 gur 2 ban2 3 sila3 (of barley for) Ur-Engaldudu |
| 10 | 1(u) 9(asz) gur | 19 gur |
| 11 | diri i3-dub e2-gibil4-le | surplus, the depot of the new house, |
| 12 | 4(u) 1(asz) 5(ban2) gur | 41 gur 5 ban2 |
| 13 | diri i3-dub a-sza3 gi-dah-ha | surplus of the depot of the field Gidahha, |
| 14 | 1(asz) 3(barig) 5(ban2) gur | 1 gur 3 barig 5 ban2 |
| obverse col 3 | ||
| 1 | diri i3-dub gu2-ab-ba{ki} ni [...] | Excerpted by the gatekeeper of Guabba |
| 2 | 1(asz) gur | 1 gur |
| 3 | diri i3-dub a-sza3 [...] | Excerpted from the depot of the field |
| 4 | 5(asz) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 5 gur 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 5 | diri i3-dub su3-GAN2 | excrement of the trenches of the field, |
| 6 | 1(gesz2) 8(asz) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | 68 gur 1 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 7 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 8 | 3(u) 1(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 30 gur 1 barig 3 ban2 |
| 9 | diri i3-dub e2-gibil4-le | surplus, the depot of the new house, |
| 10 | 2(u) 5(asz) 3(ban2) gur | 25 gur 3 ban2 |
| 11 | diri i3-dub a-sza3 gi-dah-ha | surplus of the depot of the field Gidahha, |
| 12 | 6(asz) 2(barig) gur | 6 gur 2 barig |
| 13 | diri i3-dub su3-GAN2 | excrement of the trenches of the field, |
| 14 | 3(asz) gur | 3 gur |
| 15 | diri i3-[dub nin]-nig2-[erim2] | surplus, depot of Nin-nig-erim |
| 16 | 6(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 6 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 |
| reverse col 1 | ||
| 1 | diri i3-dub a-sza3 e2-[gibil4-le] | surplus of the depot of the field Egibille |
| 2 | 1(gesz2) 1(u) 1(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur | 91 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3 |
| 3 | ur-{d}nin-mar{ki} | Ur-Ninmar |
| 4 | 2(u) 3(ban2) gur | 23 ban2 gur |
| 5 | diri i3-dub a-sza3 gi-dah-ha u3 a-sza3 ad-da | extra: the depot of the field Gidahha and the field Adda; |
| 6 | 2(u) 3(ban2) gur | 23 ban2 gur |
| 7 | ur-{d}lamma | Ur-Lamma, |
| 8 | 3(u) 3(barig) gur | 30 gur 3 barig |
| 9 | diri i3-dub {gesz}tir-ba-bil2-la | surplus, the depot of the tirbila canal |
| 10 | 3(u) 3(barig) gur | 30 gur 3 barig |
| 11 | ur-nigar{gar} | Ur-nigar |
| 12 | 1(gesz2) 1(asz) 4(barig) 2(ban2) gur | 61 gur 4 barig 2 ban2 |
| 13 | diri sze-am3 | extra barley |
| 14 | i3-dub nin-a2-zi-da | the depot of Nin-azida |
| 15 | u3 a-sza3 du6 {gesz}ga#?-tir-ra | and the field Du-Gatira |
| 16 | 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) gur | 11 gur 4 barig |
| 17 | sze sze-am3 | barley, barley |
| reverse col 2 | ||
| 1 | [...] gur | ... gur |
| 2 | diri i3-dub a-sza3 gir2-nun | surplus, depot of the field Girnun; |
| 3 | 1(u) 8(asz) gur | 18 gur |
| 4 | diri i3-dub sukkal i3-du8-a | extra: the depot manager, the doorkeeper; |
| 5 | 2(asz) 1(barig) 4(ban2) gur | 2 gur 1 barig 4 ban2 |
| 6 | diri i3-dub a-sza3 da-gi4-a | surplus of the depot of the irrigated field; |
| 7 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) 8(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | 88 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 6 sila3 1/3 sila3, |
| 8 | ur-{d}szusz3-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Šuša-Baba, |
| 9 | 1(gesz'u)#? 2(u) 5(asz) 4(barig) 4(ban2) 5(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | 105? gur 4 barig 4 ban2 5 1/3 sila3 |
| 10 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 11 | 4(asz) 2(barig) [...] gur | 4 gur 2 barig |
| 12 | a-sza3 szi-[...] | field ... |
| 13 | giri3 [...] | via |
| 14 | 1(u) 2(asz) 2(barig) 1(disz) 1/3(disz) sila3 gur | 12 gur 2 barig 1 1/3 sila3 |
| 15 | diri i3-dub a-sza3 su3 GAN2 | Excerpted from the granary of the adjoining field. |
| 16 | ur-{d}ba-ba6 | Ur-Baba |
| 17 | 1(u) 1(asz) 4(barig) [...] | 11 gur 4 barig |
| reverse col 3 | ||
| 1' | [...] | |
| 2' | [diri i3]-dub# tur-ra | less than the small depot |
| 3' | [zi]-ga | booked out |
| 4' | [...] 5(u) 9(asz) 2(barig) 4(ban2) [...] sila3 gur | ... 49 gur 2 barig 4 ban2 ... sila3 |
| 5' | ugu2-[a ga2]-ga2 | on my account set |
| 6' | diri i3-dub | excrement of the depot |
| 7' | ugula [...] | foreman: |
| 8' | [...]-da | with ... |
| 9' | [mu] us2-[sa en] {d}nanna kar-zi-da ba-hun | year following: “The en-priestess of Nanna of Karzida was installed;’ |
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