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BPOA 02, 2006 (P340659)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2006 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340659 |
| Museum no. | BM 111467 |
| Collection | British Museum, London, UK |
| Language | Sumerian |
| Period | Ur III · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE |
| Genre | Administrative |
| Find spot | Umma (mod. Tell Jokha) |
| Coordinates | 31.6669, 45.8861 |
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 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 2(ban2) ziz2 gur kiszib3 ur-{d}suen | 1 gur 2 barig 2 ban2 emmer, under seal of Ur-Suen |
| 2 | 1(asz) 2(barig) 3(ban2) gur sa2-du11 [...] | 1 gur 2 barig 3 ban2 regular offering |
| 3 | 1(barig) 1(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 nig2-dab5 sze-sag-ku5 | 1 barig 1 ban2 2 sila3 nigdab5 barley rations, |
| 4 | ur-{d}ma-mi | Ur-Mami, |
| 5 | 2(asz) gur al-lu | 2 gur: Allu; |
| 6 | 1(asz) 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 szesz-a-ni | 1 (gur) 2 ban2 2 sila3 for his brother |
| 7 | [...] gur ur-{gesz}gigir | ... gur, Ur-gigir |
| 8 | 2(asz) 2(barig) gur lugal-{gesz}gigir-[re] | 2 gur 2 barig, Lugal-gigir-re |
| 9 | 1(barig) sze ur5-ra bi2-du11-ga | 1 barig barley rations, as he ordered |
| 10 | 3(barig) ur-sa6-sa6 | 3 barig Ur-sasa |
| 11 | 1(asz) 1(barig) ur-{d}en-lil2-la2 | 1 (gur) 1 barig: Ur-Enlila |
| 12 | 1(barig) a-kal-la dumu nig2-du10-ga-mu | 60 litres (of barley for) Akalla, son of Nigdugamu |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(ban2) ur-mes-za szitim | 2 ban2, Ur-meša, builder; |
| 2 | 2(ban2) ku3-saga | 2 ban2 fine silver |
| 3 | 2(ban2) <ur>-{d}nisaba | 20 litres (of barley for) Ur-Nisaba |
| 4 | szunigin 1(u) 1(asz) 3(ban2) [... ziz2] gur | total: 11 gur 3 ban2 ... emmer |
| 5 | e2 szu-tum {d}szara2-ta | from the House of Hand of Šara |
| 6 | kiszib3 ARAD2 | under seal of ARAD; |
| 7 | giri3 lugal-nig2-lagar-e | via Lugal-nig-lagare; |
| 8 | iti sze-sag-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 9 | mu ku3 gu-za {d}en-lil2-la2 ba-dim2 | year: “The silver of the throne of Enlil was fashioned. |
| seal 1 | ||
| 1 | ARAD2-[mu] | my servant |
| 2 | dub-sar | scribe |
| 3 | dumu ur-nigar{gar} szusz3 | son of Ur-nigar, cattle manager |
Sources & licences
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