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BPOA 02, 2049 (P340702)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2049 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340702 |
| Museum no. | BM 111739 |
| 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 | [5(disz)] sila3 kasz 3(disz) sila3 ninda | 5 sila3 beer, 3 sila3, bread |
| 2 | [2(disz)] gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 3 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 4 | ur-{d}ma-mi sukkal gaba-ta | Ur-Mami, the messenger, from the frontier |
| 5 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 6 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| 7 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 8 | lu2-sukkal-an-ka ka-us2 | Lu-sukkalanka, the ka-uš-official |
| 9 | 3(disz) sila3 kasz 2(disz) sila3 ninda | 3 sila3 beer, 2 sila3, bread, |
| 10 | 2(disz) gin2 i3 2(disz) gin2 naga | 2 shekels oil, 2 shek[els alkali-plant] |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 1(disz) sa szum2 | 1 bundle onions, |
| 2 | lugal-nir-gal2 KA-[us2-sa2] | Lugal-nirgal |
| 3 | szunigin 1(ban2) 1(disz) sila3 kasz szunigin 7(disz) sila3 ninda | total: 1 ban2 1 sila3 beer; total: 7 sila3, bread; |
| 4 | szunigin 6(disz) gin2 i3 szunigin 6(disz) gin2 naga | total: 6 shekels oil; total: [6 shekel] alkali-plant; |
| 5 | szunigin 3(disz) sa szum2 | total: 3 bundles onions; |
| 6 | u4 1(u) 1(disz)-kam | 11th day, |
| 7 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 8 | mu e2 {d}szara2 ba-du3 | year: “The house of Šara was erected. |
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