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BPOA 02, 1902 (P340555)
Administrative, Ur III, Girsu · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 1902 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340555 |
| Museum no. | BM 109368 |
| 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(u) ma-na uruda | 30 minas of copper |
| 2 | ki lu2-gu-la-ta | from Lugula |
| 3 | 2(gesz2) gur10 pil3 gir2-su{ki}-ta | 120 gur, from Girsu; |
| 4 | 1(gesz2) 6(disz) gur10 sumun | 66 old gur |
| 5 | nigin6{ki}-ta | from Nigin |
| 6 | sza3-bi-ta | therefrom: |
| 7 | 3(gesz2) 6(disz) gur10 pil3 | 126 gur of pil3 |
| 8 | 2(u) gur10 sumun | 20 old gur |
| 9 | ki gesz-sa6-ta | from Gešsa |
| 10 | lu2-du10-ga szu ba-ti | Lu-duga received; |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1/2(disz) ma-na [uruda] | 1/2 mina of copper |
| 2 | ba-a szu ba-ti | received; |
| 3 | 1(u) 4(disz) ma-na uruda | 14 minas of copper |
| 4 | 4(u) 2(disz) gur10 sumun | 42 old gur |
| 5 | ki-la2-bi 7(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2 | its weight: 7 minas less 1 shekel; |
| 6 | ha-la-{d}ba-ba6 szu ba-ti | Hala-Baba received. |
| 7 | la2-ia3 1(disz) ma-na la2 1(disz) gin2 | deficit: 1 mina less 1 shekel |
| 8 | gesz-sa6-mu szesz sanga | Gešsamu, brother of the temple administrator |
| 9 | la2-ia3 3(u) [...] gur10 | Deficit: 30 gur |
| 10 | lugal-[...] | Lugal- |
| 11 | mu ur-[ab]-ba ensi2 | year: “Urabba, the governor. |
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