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BPOA 02, 1894 (P340547)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 1894 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340547 |
| Museum no. | BM 109333 |
| 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 | 2(disz) ansze 5(disz) dur3 | 2 donkeys, 5 weaned, |
| 2 | 1(disz) dur3 amar ga | 1 calf, suckling, |
| 3 | 1(disz) ansze su-su | 1 sūsu donkey |
| 4 | 1(disz) dur3 1(disz) su-su | 1 dur3 and 1 sūsu, |
| 5 | [...] gu4-ta mu igi#-zu-ta ri-a-sze3 | ... because of the ox, because of your face |
| 6 | [...] dub-sar erin2-ke4 su-su | ..., the scribe of the troops, is exhausted |
| 7 | [...]-szim-ma a-sza3 engar | ... the field of the plowman |
| 8 | [...] ab2-mah2 sag#? gu4-gesz | ... the great cow, head(?) of the ox |
| 9 | [...] ab2 2(disz) gesz-sze3 | ... cows of 2 ploughs |
| reverse | ||
| 1' | lugal-mu10-us2-sa2 | Lugal-mussa, |
| 2' | a-tu i3-dab5 | Atu accepted; |
| 3' | 1(disz) ab2 2(disz) gesz-sze3 sag-gu4-gesz-sze3 | 1 cow, 2 ploughs, for the oxen-heads, |
| 4' | 4(disz) gu4-gesz | 4 oxen, |
| 5' | gub-ba-am3 | stationed, |
| 6' | gu4 ur-mes-kam | ox or bull of Ur-mes |
| 7' | lugal-mu10-us2-sa2 engar | Lugal-musa, the plowman; |
| 8' | ugula lu2-{d}gir16-da | foreman: Lu-Girida; |
| 9' | gu4 {d}nin-gir2-su | ox or bull of Ningirsu |
| 10' | mu us2-sa {d}amar-{d}suen lugal | year following: “Amar-Suen (is) king. |
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