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BPOA 02, 2185 (P340838)
Administrative, Ur III, Umma · c. 2100 BCE–2000 BCE
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| Designation | BPOA 02, 2185 |
|---|---|
| ID | P340838 |
| Museum no. | BM 111929 |
| 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)
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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 | 2(asz) sze gur sza3-gal masz2 ansze | 2 gur of barley, fodder for the donkeys, |
| 2 | sza3 uri5{ki}-ma | in Ur |
| 3 | kiszib3 ba-ba-ti | under seal of Babati |
| 4 | giri3 lu2-bala-saga | via Lu-bala-saga |
| 5 | [...] sze a2 ma2 hun-ga2 | ... barley, labor of the hired boat |
| 6 | [...] 2(barig) kiszib3 ba-ba-ti | ... 2 barig, under seal of Babati |
| 7 | [giri3] lugal-e-ba-an-sa6 | via Lugal-ebansa |
| reverse | ||
| 1 | 3(barig) sze ur5-ra | 3 barig barley rations |
| 2 | 1(asz) 1(barig) sze-ba gur | 1 gur 1 barig barley rations |
| 3 | kiszib3 lugal-iti-da | under seal of Lugal-itida; |
| 4 | 3(barig) sze ur5-ra | 3 barig barley rations |
| 5 | 4(barig) 1(ban2) 5(disz) sila3 sze-ba <<gur>> | 4 barig 1 ban2 5 sila3 barley rations |
| 6 | kiszib3 ur-{d}saman4 | under seal of Ur-Saman |
| 7 | e2-kikken-gibil-ta | from the millhouse |
| 8 | iti sze-sag11-ku5 | month "Harvest," |
| 9 | mu us2-sa en eridu{ki} ba-hun | year following: “The en-priestess of Eridu was installed. |
Sources & licences
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