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BPOA 02, 2048 (P340701)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2048 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340701 |
| Museum no. | BM 111737 |
| 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 | 3(ban2) lu2 da-hi-ri-isz | 30 litres (of barley) for a single man |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 lu2 kin-gi4-a | 2 sila3: the messenger; |
| 3 | 3(disz) sila3 ur-{d}gu4-nu-a | 3 sila3: Ur-Gunua; |
| 4 | 2(disz) sila3 lugal-ku3-zu | 2 sila3: Lugal-kuzu |
| 5 | 6(disz) sila3 nig2-gur11 | 6 sila3 of grain, |
| 6 | 4(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 | 4 sila3 fine flour |
| 7 | 2(disz) sila3 zu2-lum | 2 sila3 dates, |
| 8 | ab-ba sa2-du11 | Abba, regular offerings |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 2(disz) sila3 geme2-{d}gesztin-an-ka | 2 sila3: Geme-Geštinanka |
| 2 | 2(disz) sila3 a-zu | 2 sila3: Azu |
| 3 | 2(disz) sila3 esza | 2 sila3 esha-flour, |
| 4 | 1(disz) sila3 dingir-tu | 1 sila3: Dingirtu, |
| 5 | 1(disz) sila3 lugal-{gesz}gigir-re | 1 sila3: Lugal-gigirre |
| 6 | 1(disz) sila3 szesz-kal-la lu2 a-al-la | 1 sila3: Šeškalla, the man of Ala |
| 7 | 1(disz) sila3 lu2-{d}szul-gi | 1 sila3: Lu-Šulgi; |
| 8 | 2(ban2) 2(disz) sila3 sa2-du11 | 2 ban2 2 sila3 regular offering, |
| 9 | szunigin 1(ban2) 6(disz) sila3 zi3-gu saga | total: 1 ban2 6 sila3 fine flour |
| 10 | szunigin 6(disz) sila3 zi3 sig15 | total: 6 sila3 fine flour |
| 11 | szunigin 1(barig) dabin | total: 1 barig flour |
| left | ||
| 1 | 3(disz) sila3 ninda u4 1(u) 5(disz)-kam | 3 sila3 bread on the 15th day, |
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