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BPOA 02, 1888 (P340541)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 1888 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340541 |
| Museum no. | BM 109314 |
| 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 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 5(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 5 sila₃ beer, 5 liters flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 zi3 dub-dub 2(disz) sila3 dabin | 3 sila₃: flour for sifting, 2 sila3: dabin flour |
| 3 | lu2-{d}da-mu sukkal | Lu-Damu, the messenger; |
| 4 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 5 | 1(disz) dug dida 1(ban2) dabin lugal kaskal-sze3 gen-na | 1 jug of wort, 1 ban2 of dabin-flour: the king went on a business trip; |
| 6 | ha-ar-szi lu2 kas4 | Ḫarši, the messenger, |
| 7 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 8 | an-gar3 lu2 kas4 | Angar, the messenger |
| 9 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil |
| 10 | i-szar-ra-hi lu2 kas4 | Išar-raḫi, the messenger |
| 11 | 1(ban2) kasz saga 5(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 1 ban2 fine beer, 5 idgur oil, |
| 12 | da-da sukkal | Dada, the messenger; |
| 13 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil |
| 14 | lu2-sza-lim sukkal lu2 sa-gaz-sze3 gen-na | Lu-šalim, the minister, went to kill a man. |
| 15 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | a-gu-a szitim-da gen-na | Go with me to the threshing floor! |
| 2 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 3 | sza-<ru>-um-i3-li2 ki lu2-dingir-ra-sze3 gen-na | Ša-rum-ilī went to Lu-dingira. |
| 4 | 5(disz) sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil |
| 5 | i-szar-bu3-da sukkal ansze zuh-a gen-na | Išarbuda, the vizier who goes with the missing donkey, |
| 6 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 zi3 1(disz) i3 id-gur2 | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila₃ flour, 1 idgur oil, |
| 7 | {d}nanna-zi lu2 kas4 | Nanna-zi, the messenger |
| 8 | 1(ban2) kasz 2(ban2) dabin dub-sar lugal | 1 ban2 beer, 2 ban2 dabin, royal scribe, |
| 9 | dub-sar lugal lu2-[...]-sar-[...]{ki} | scribe, king of Lu-...-sar |
| 10 | 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 kasz 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 zi3 | 1 ban2 5 sila3 of beer, 1ban2 5 liters of flour, |
| 11 | dub-sar lugal ur-nigar | the royal scribe, Ur-nigar, |
| 12 | ARAD2-ku3-ga x-a-x-ab-ba | ARAD-kuga ... |
| 13 | ur-{d}nun-gal dumu [...] | Ur-Nungal, son of |
| 14 | zi-ga u4 2(u) 1(disz)-kam | booked out, 21st day; |
| 15 | iti munu4-gu7 | month: “Malt-feast,’ |
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