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BPOA 02, 1887 (P340540)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 1887 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340540 |
| Museum no. | BM 109312 |
| 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 | ||
| 1 | 3(gesz2) 1(u) 5(asz) 3(barig) 2(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze gur lugal | 185 gur 3 barig 2 ban2 5 sila3 barley, royal (measure), |
| 2 | ki ur-dingir-ra-ta | from Ur-dingira |
| 3 | 7(gesz2) 3(u) 2(barig) gur | 420 gur 2 barig |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 4(u) ziz2 gur | 100 gur emmer, |
| 5 | ki ur-szu-ga-lam-ma-ta | from Ur-šugalama |
| 6 | 1(gesz'u) 2(gesz2) 5(u) 3(asz) 3(barig) ziz2 gur | 93 gur 3 barig emmer |
| 7 | ki sanga {d}ig-alim-ta | from the temple administrator of Igalim |
| 8 | 2(gesz'u) 3(u) 4(asz) 4(barig) 3(ban2) gur | 184 gur 4 barig 3 ban2 |
| 9 | ki sanga {d}nin-gesz-zi-da-ta | from the temple administrator of Ningešzida |
| 10 | 2(asz) gur ki ur-sa6-ga dumu e2-ur2-bi-ta | 2 gur, from Ur-saga, son of E-urbi |
| 11 | szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | total: 457 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 12 | [sag-nig2]-gur11-ra-kam | It is a gift |
| 13 | [sza3-bi]-ta | from there |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 1(barig) 5(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 gur | 457 gur 1 barig 5 ban2 1 sila3 |
| 2 | kiszib3-bi 2(disz)-am3 | its sealed tablets: 2 |
| 3 | kiszib3 ur-{gesz}gigir ka-guru7 | under seal of Ur-gigir, the silo manager; |
| 4 | 1(barig) 4(ban2) 4(disz) sila3 kiszib3 ur-{d}nin-gesz-zi-da dumu lugal-sa6-ga | 1 barig 4 ban2 4 sila3 under seal of Ur-Ningešzida, son of Lugal-saga |
| 5 | ugu2-a ba-a-gar | he placed upon it. |
| 6 | szunigin 4(gesz'u) 5(gesz2) 5(u) 7(asz) 3(barig) 3(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 gur | total: 457 gur 3 barig 3 ban2 5 sila3 |
| 7 | zi-ga | booked out |
| 8 | nig2-ka9-ak | accounts |
| 9 | ab-ba-mu ma2-lah5-gal | Abbamu, the chief boatman |
| 10 | mu us2-sa e2 puzur4-isz-{d}da-gan ba-du3 | year following: “The house of Puzriš-Dagan was erected. |
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